Comments on: Wikipedia Surfing http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/ Robert Accettura's Personal Blog on Web Development and Tech Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jclark.org - Hyphenated Forms of Procrastination http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-176040 jclark.org - Hyphenated Forms of Procrastination Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:14:48 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-176040 [...] Wikipedia-surfing [...] [...] Wikipedia-surfing [...]

]]> By: Owen Jones http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-7238 Owen Jones Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:04:10 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-7238 I often end up wandering aimlessly through wikipedia, but it wastes so much time that I try not to. Ever since I first discovered wikipedia, I wanted to contribute something. I tried but found that I didn't know enough - when people objected to my changes I couldn't say "I'm right" because I wasn't completely sure. Just recently though I prepared a talk for my maths degree on an obscure bit of maths called ostrowski's theorem. I picked it because the proof had been skipped in lectures and was in several books. While looking it up online I found that wikipedia didn't have a page on Ostrowski's theorem - well it does now. I've just put basic statement and definitions up and I don't think a detailed proof is what wikipedia needs. Owen I often end up wandering aimlessly through wikipedia, but it wastes so much time that I try not to.

Ever since I first discovered wikipedia, I wanted to contribute something. I tried but found that I didn’t know enough - when people objected to my changes I couldn’t say “I’m right” because I wasn’t completely sure. Just recently though I prepared a talk for my maths degree on an obscure bit of maths called ostrowski’s theorem. I picked it because the proof had been skipped in lectures and was in several books. While looking it up online I found that wikipedia didn’t have a page on Ostrowski’s theorem - well it does now. I’ve just put basic statement and definitions up and I don’t think a detailed proof is what wikipedia needs.

Owen

]]> By: Daniel Glazman http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-7235 Daniel Glazman Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:54:08 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-7235 Yes, I knew about the pidgeon. A few militar dogs got the Legion of Honor too. Yes, I knew about the pidgeon. A few militar dogs got the Legion of Honor too.

]]> By: Daruku http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-7216 Daruku Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:58:43 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-7216 The bigger question is... Do yo contribute to wikipedia? I contributed a little something on kayak. The bigger question is…

Do yo contribute to wikipedia? I contributed a little something on kayak.

]]> By: Jonathan http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-7209 Jonathan Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:15:52 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-7209 Man, that's exactly what I do. Look up an article on Wikipedia, get distracted; and then, about a half-hour later, I wonder what I was looking for in the first place. :smile: Man, that’s exactly what I do. Look up an article on Wikipedia, get distracted; and then, about a half-hour later, I wonder what I was looking for in the first place. :smile:

]]> By: Michael http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2005/12/08/wikipedia-surfing/#comment-7207 Michael Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:29:56 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=900#comment-7207 Trust me, you're not alone. :wink: Trust me, you’re not alone. :wink:

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