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Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 05/04/2007 : 2:08:24 PM
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Tag/Tim's enthusiasm is great, but as he himself pointed out: "I'm a uke novice, so I'm no expert." So become an expert BEFORE working to correct the Wikipedia entry on `ukulele.
That's the problem with Wikipedia. Nothing personal, Tim, but so much of Wikipedia is "improved by novices" that it's just not trustworthy. Despite Reid's point that many people are turning to it as a source for information, it's still risky to depend on it.
Just because a large number of people watch "Dancing With The Stars" doesn't mean it's some of the best television programming available. Just because people commonly say the phrase "I could care less" doesn't mean it's correct grammar. Just because it's a popular site on that intra-net-web-thingy doesn't give something legitimacy.
When Wikipedia can convince me that the information it presents is not heavily weighted towards novice-level data-entry, I'll reconsider. |
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Reid
Ha`aha`a
Andorra
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Posted - 05/04/2007 : 3:42:43 PM
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Gregg, you certainly are right about a lot of Wiki's content, but there are entries in things like English history, physics, math, certain biographies, etc. that are right up there with the best. It is the niche subjects, and admittedly, what we like here is a niche subject, that are sorely lacking in both depth and breadth. Then there are those subjects, which for one reason or another are controversial (and sometimes it is very, very surprising that a particular subject elicits such passionate warfare). Those are minefields to be avoided and the net at its worst. I am the last person in the world to be an advocate for Wikipedia, but, with a little bit of judgment and a little bit of prior knowledge, you can get a lot out of it. Wanna know about all the ancient kings of England named Edward? Actually, I did last week :-)
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alohayall
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 05/20/2007 : 11:57:45 AM
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Aloha Kakou,
Loco (Italian for 'place'), in music, a term used to counteract previous notation calling for the performance of music at an octave higher or lower.
I'll take a look at the site and see if I can add anything useful.
The Ukulele Hall of Fame. The Ukulele Guild, and John King's site are very informative.
A hui hou,
Joyce
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