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[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 104 points 1 week ago (3 children)

All jokes aside, I usually do want to read the six Wikipedia pages because getting a one-sentence answer with no context is risky and not all that useful anyway. I need the nuance and background info for any question worth asking.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 24 points 1 week ago

It's like getting the info from some rando at some party. It's to be lightly penciled in.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

If you need nuance and background, wikipedia is NOT the place to get that. Maybe you can get some good links at the bottom of the page to real information, but that can be hit or miss also.