Re: Wikipedia Apple II (mis)info

[Eric Rucker <bhtooefr@gmail.com>]

On Jan 7, 7:36 pm, mojoehand <jg...@zianet.com> wrote:
> On Jan 7, 3:59 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I revised the Wikipedia entry, deleting the incorrect "mode", and
> > re-wrote the confused and incorrect description of the 15-pin video
> > output connector, but my updates to entries have not always survived.
> > ;-)
>
> > -michael
>
> You too, huh? A few weeks ago I corrected a major factual error and
> added some additional factual data to a Wikipedia article (not
> computer related). My edits were based on first hand knowledge from 24
> years ago. Everything I entered was removed and the incorrect data was
> reinstated. When I emailed Wikipedia to ask about it, I was told that
> first hand knowledge was not wanted, only something that I could site
> from someone else. If you ask me, that seems rather stupid.

Actually, the correct method if you have first-hand knowledge, is to
post it elsewhere, and then make the edit as an anonymous user, citing
your post.