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John West

January 27, 2010 09:34PM

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Some month ago I read a thick history of the WW2 German invasion of Russia, and then a book on Panzer warfare by the German general Heinz Guderian. A short time later I was googling for something related, and found a Wikipedia entry on the subject that was amazingly thorough, accurate and well written.

Wikipedia at its best can be a great resource, the problem as already noted is it is inconsistent and particularly vulnerable on controversial subjects and issues.

JBWX

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/27/2010 10:14PM by John West.

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Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia, but people read it...	John C	January 22, 2010 02:59PM
Re: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia, but people read it...	K-27 Afficianado	January 22, 2010 10:48PM
Re: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia, but people read it...	John C	January 23, 2010 08:00AM
NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	Philosopher	January 27, 2010 03:55PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	John C	January 27, 2010 08:53PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	BobHuddleston	January 27, 2010 08:58PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	John West	January 27, 2010 09:34PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	K-27 Afficianado	January 27, 2010 10:32PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	Steve Singer	January 28, 2010 01:32PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	george pearce	January 28, 2010 06:17PM
Re: NNG: Wikipedia... not a real encylopedia. Really?	Philosopher	January 29, 2010 08:57AM

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