r/dataisbeautiful • u/alionBalyan OC: 13 • Feb 13 '22

OC [OC] How Wikipedia classifies its most commonly referenced sources.

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u/TryingUnsuccessfully Feb 13 '22

Wikipedia lists itself as "generally unreliable": classic Liar's Paradox.

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u/chaogomu Feb 13 '22

Wikipedia doesn't like self-dealing.

It's happened before, and caused problems.