I've Been Getting Pleas For Donations From Wikipedia
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Sep 13, 2023
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Stormlightnoway wrote:
I don't see the linked videos but I'm pretty sure I've seen one of them before
I don't know if this will help you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T23Be33G1II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mnRWF05cAM
Sep 13, 2023
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#7
Of all the things that ask you to donate wikipedia is one of the ones that you should
Sep 13, 2023
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#9
It’s an okay quick reference but it is not always a reliable resource.
Sep 13, 2023
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#10
Gregg-Turkington wrote:
It’s an okay quick reference but it is not always a reliable resource.
anybody can edit so usually don't trust it on things
Sep 13, 2023
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MeaslyTurtle56 wrote:
Of all the things that ask you to donate wikipedia is one of the ones that you should
I assume that you were so lazy that you didn't even watch the two videos I posted...
Sep 13, 2023
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Gregg-Turkington wrote:
It’s an okay quick reference but it is not always a reliable resource.
One item that tickles me - I regularly watch the "Security Now" podcast with Steve Gibson. For quite a while, the Wikipedia entry has referred to him as Steven "Steve Tiberius" Gibson. Well, the "Tiberius" part is a running gag between the host, Leo Laporte and Steve. WikiData gets it right (middle name is Maury), but the Wikipedia entry fell for the gag. Who actually entered the "Tiberius" part, I have no idea...
Sep 13, 2023
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I hate to admit it, but I'll often use Wikipedia to look up the cause of death of people who have recently died. Not too long ago, I looked up Johnny Cash. If you just looked at his face before he died, you'd think he was in his 90s. I was astounded to learn that he died at 71.
Sep 13, 2023
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EscherehcsE wrote:
I hate to admit it, but I'll often use Wikipedia to look up the cause of death of people who have recently died. Not too long ago, I looked up Johnny Cash. If you just looked at his face before he died, you'd think he was in his 90s. I was astounded to learn that he died at 71.
It's the hurt
Sep 13, 2023
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EscherehcsE wrote:
Gregg-Turkington wrote:
It’s an okay quick reference but it is not always a reliable resource.
One item that tickles me - I regularly watch the "Security Now" podcast with Steve Gibson. For quite a while, the Wikipedia entry has referred to him as Steven "Steve Tiberius" Gibson. Well, the "Tiberius" part is a running gag between the host, Leo Laporte and Steve. WikiData gets it right (middle name is Maury), but the Wikipedia entry fell for the gag. Who actually entered the "Tiberius" part, I have no idea...
Now that you mention it, there was some other gag like that that made it through. It’s going to bug me now, I just don’t remember what it was. I think it was something that made the news.
Sep 13, 2023
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EscherehcsE wrote:
I hate to admit it, but I'll often use Wikipedia to look up the cause of death of people who have recently died. Not too long ago, I looked up Johnny Cash. If you just looked at his face before he died, you'd think he was in his 90s. I was astounded to learn that he died at 71.
Years of hard living.
Sep 13, 2023
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Gregg-Turkington wrote:
EscherehcsE wrote:
I hate to admit it, but I'll often use Wikipedia to look up the cause of death of people who have recently died. Not too long ago, I looked up Johnny Cash. If you just looked at his face before he died, you'd think he was in his 90s. I was astounded to learn that he died at 71.
Years of hard living.
Yeah, lots of pills and alcohol, and then he got diabetes near the end.
Recently, I've been getting a lot of popups when I go to Wikipedia asking for donations. They make it sound like they're in dire straits.
And then I watched these two videos:
And I kept my wallet zipped up...