Comments on: On knowledge http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2010/01/14/on-knowledge/ Random musings from a technologist Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anna Haynes http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2010/01/14/on-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-6904 Anna Haynes Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:41:42 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6904 For googling posterity (for Russell's kids, when they're researching a nursing home choice), from the About page on his website, "Russell" is climate change skeptic Russell Cavanagh.<br><br>Me, I gave to <a href="http://SourceWatch.org" rel="nofollow">SourceWatch.org</a>, since it's less vulnerable to the agnotology folks. Seems like 9 out of 10 contributions I've made to Wikipedia get deleted (including just trying to give a link to the Sourcewatch page for misquoted climate scientist Mojib Latif)- so (prediction) SourceWatch will become the go-to (and contribute-to) site for those who aren't from the WSJ editorial page planet.<br> For googling posterity (for Russell's kids, when they're researching a nursing home choice), from the About page on his website, “Russell” is climate change skeptic Russell Cavanagh.

Me, I gave to SourceWatch.org, since it's less vulnerable to the agnotology folks. Seems like 9 out of 10 contributions I've made to Wikipedia get deleted (including just trying to give a link to the Sourcewatch page for misquoted climate scientist Mojib Latif)- so (prediction) SourceWatch will become the go-to (and contribute-to) site for those who aren't from the WSJ editorial page planet.

]]> By: Anna Haynes http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2010/01/14/on-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-6816 Anna Haynes Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:41:42 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6816 For googling posterity (for Russell's kids, when they're researching a nursing home choice), from the About page on his website, "Russell" is climate change skeptic Russell Cavanagh.<br><br>Me, I gave to <a href="http://SourceWatch.org" rel="nofollow">SourceWatch.org</a>, since it's less vulnerable to the agnotology folks. Seems like 9 out of 10 contributions I've made to Wikipedia get deleted (including just trying to give a link to the Sourcewatch page for misquoted climate scientist Mojib Latif)- so (prediction) SourceWatch will become the go-to (and contribute-to) site for those who aren't from the WSJ editorial page planet. For googling posterity (for Russell's kids, when they're researching a nursing home choice), from the About page on his website, “Russell” is climate change skeptic Russell Cavanagh.

Me, I gave to SourceWatch.org, since it's less vulnerable to the agnotology folks. Seems like 9 out of 10 contributions I've made to Wikipedia get deleted (including just trying to give a link to the Sourcewatch page for misquoted climate scientist Mojib Latif)- so (prediction) SourceWatch will become the go-to (and contribute-to) site for those who aren't from the WSJ editorial page planet.

]]> By: Russell http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2010/01/14/on-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-6815 Russell Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:09:48 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1495#comment-6815 I used to like Wikipedia for similar reasons. However, the moderation of articles on global warming and climate change is very dismissive of climate skeptics and there are several purely ad hominem and utterly disgusting attacks - nay, character assassinations - on thoroughly good, respectable scientists and commentators. Wiki has therefore lost my vote entirely. Shame. I used to like Wikipedia for similar reasons. However, the moderation of articles on global warming and climate change is very dismissive of climate skeptics and there are several purely ad hominem and utterly disgusting attacks – nay, character assassinations – on thoroughly good, respectable scientists and commentators. Wiki has therefore lost my vote entirely. Shame.

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