[oclug] Cryptic letters

[Andy Civil]

Brad Barnett wrote:
> 
> Wikipedia?!  Trustworthy?!  Are you utterly, completely, and totally
> insane? ;)

No, but I've been accused of being a bit weird sometimes :-)

I understand your fear about the open nature of it, and I would treat 
views on contentious issues appropriately. However, I've found it a 
superb resource, and always refer to it first.

Here's an illustration. I bought a book called "The Ritalin Fact Book". 
It's written by a qualified author who puts his name to it. I read the 
whole thing before I discovered it was a fraud. If I had troubled to 
check Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Breggin
I would have discovered the truth and saved my time. Which resource 
would you rather trust? I see the benefits of Wikipedia similar to 
Democracy in general - it's easy to criticise, but comes out on top when 
you consider the alternatives...

-- 
Andy