From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-03-22T04:19:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Object/Relational Mapping is the Vietnam of Computer Science

On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 12:47:50AM +0900, John Joyce wrote:
> Ok, I read it. But never call wikipedia fact-checking!

That's only slightly disingenuous.  I'd put it this way:

"Never call a general resource 'fact-checking', regardless of the
specific example of a general resource."

If you want to check facts, you need to go after the specific,
stand-alone, specialized resources.  Always check with primary sources,
or be aware you could be wrong.  It doesn't matter whether it's Google,
Wikipedia, Britannica, the OED for etymology, or Ask Chad -- general
resources are not authoritative primary sources on specifics (generally
speaking, har har).

Sorry.  I just tend to get my back up a little when someone singles out
a specific general resource, as though the problem isn't endemic to
general resources in general, almost tautologically.

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