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Mainly editing for grammar and style. And occasionally getting cranky about POV.

  • I strongly recommend viewing this Larry Sanger interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0P4Cf0UCwU

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia and important social issues:

"The point is not to describe the academic point of view, it's to canvass all the significant points of view." (Around the 11:00 minute mark.)

"If we put one version of reality out there, then we are, first of all, manipulating what everyone is supposed to believe. In other words, we're making a decision for them as encyclopedists. And there's something wrong with that. It, again, takes the right to decide based on what evidence is available what we shall believe." (Circa 21:00 minutes.)

  • One random thought: The worst form of an anti-____X____-person is an ____X____-person. (Fill in the blank.)
  • When the call to action comes, may each of us find his or her own right path.
  • A YouTube comment by Matt Szpyrka: "If you have the same problem with a variety of people, in every aspect of life, maybe the problem is you."
  • "90% of success is just showing up." Woody Allen