Who actually writes all the wikipedia pages?

kwerk said:
Some of it edit history usernames appears to be bots, they must grab a lot of the info from other sources automatically?
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Looking at the edits on that page, one of the 'bots':

This user account is a bot operated by Lightmouse (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community.
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So some means of automation, but not automatic. The people who do it are no doubt active or expert in their field and just want to share their knowledge. I'm sure some edits are from basement dwellers seeking some sort of validation but you get that on forums too ;)
 
Reading the wiki page on Catechin is approximately 50 orders of magnitude more interesting than the usual kwerk-butt-dumps.

It'd be really nice if you would gain some sense of perspective and perhaps think a little more, kwerk. Wiki is created by people who want to share information. I for one, won't take that for granted. Sure, you probably don't need to know much about a majority of the pages on Wiki, but who said you had to? And who said that you have to judge their creators for creating something that you don't understand?

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kwerk said:
Some of the stuff is so utterly obscure I have to wonder how they get the idea to even start the wiki page in the first place. And why bother?

Maybe it's just the collector/organizer mentality.
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So because a page on a flavanoid is "utterly obscure" to you and you don't see the point in it means that it shouldn't be there? Going by that logic, all the rubbish on creation theory which is also "utterly obscure" shouldn't be there either.
 
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I have written 20 page reports about things I am interested in simply for the sake of writing and furthering my own knowledge.

I'm not that good at writing, that's why I chose not to share any of it, but I can relate to the people who do!

Writing is fun if the topic interests you.
 
I spend ages reading Wikipedia. From politics, cities, chemicals, history to whatever. I've certainly looked up obscure chemicals before, just out of curiosity. It's what Wikipedia is great for. Reading and knowledge.
 
Meh --> lolkwerk.

I wish I knew enough about something that hasn't been written on before. I'd love to contribute but I would have thought my specialities have already been covered.

Muchos respect for people who publish articles on wikipedia.

- GP
 
kwerk said:
Some of the stuff is so utterly obscure I have to wonder how they get the idea to even start the wiki page in the first place. And why bother?

Maybe it's just the collector/organizer mentality.
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You know those books that you get in libraries? Why did they bother to write them?

Most the stuff on wikipedia is done by people who enjoy the subjects. That's why gaming wikis exist, the lovers of the games update them with lore, tips and an abundance of other information.

Wiki is the same, only its generally done by experts and\or hobbyists looking to help others and increase the accuracy of the worlds biggest encyclopedia. To actually try and take the **** out of someone trying to do that, is down right stupid.

Especially considering the contribution to society half your posts contribute...Yet you take the time to write them don't you. :)
 
I've written an article on a local history topic that has 'Featured article' status (i.e. officially not full of ****). I did it because I was interested in the subject and wanted to pull together what I'd read in different sources into a single document; the article is superior in both comprehensiveness and, in my opinion, prose to anything you'll find in print on the same subject.

Turning out a piece of work that has survived a fairly rigorous review process is satisfying, but I equally enjoyed digging through the local archives for nuggets of information that might never have seen the light of day again. I like to think it was a productive use of time compared to stockpiling canned goods and ammunition.
 
I vote to add a plugin to the forums that when ever kwerk goes to make a post, the forum software will reject his post, and just redirect him to this very thread.

I can't decide whether this is an ironic, hypocritical, or both, thread.
 
It's obscure to you, kwerk, that doesn't mean it's obscure to everyone else. I've been meaning to get round to adding a load of Wikipedia pages on the genetics of pollen development because I keep looking for stuff and it's just not there.

I expect that people start articles in the same way - wiki's "Catechin"... damn it, no page!... wastes loads of time on other sources. Oh, I know about catechins now, maybe I should write a page.

Other people refine it.
 
Person who makes posts that have a very "spreading the truth" vibe (albeit a very... unconventional truth) criticises people for actually spreading the truth. Interesting character.
 
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