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Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were critical of him

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668 points wildmusings | 2 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.013s | source
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JorgeGT ◴[24 Nov 16 01:04 UTC] No.13027099[source]▶
And without an "edited" mark, which means that any comment of any user can be covertly modified by an admin. Very concerning since Reddit comments have provoked even Congress hearings: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296680-house-pan...
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dvt ◴[24 Nov 16 01:12 UTC] No.13027125[source]▶
It's more concerning that Congress is that stupid (one can only hope the Courts haven't been making rulings based on untraced emails and anonymous tweets). Social media is a canonical exemplar of hearsay.

There's a reason Wikipedia isn't an acceptable source in college-level courses.

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AgentME ◴[24 Nov 16 07:04 UTC] No.13028742[source]▶
You're not supposed to cite Wikipedia because it's an encyclopedia! You're supposed to cite the sources that it cites.
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1. Jaruzel ◴[24 Nov 16 11:11 UTC] No.13029716[source]▶
Rule #1 that all students are taught: Don't cite Wikipedia, it's not Authoritative!
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2. CmdrSprinkles ◴[24 Nov 16 16:04 UTC] No.13030951[source]▶
And then you get out of high school and you start to actually do research and learn the real answer: Primary sources are always better than secondary or tertiary, so use them when you can.

But Wikipedia IS good for finding those primary/secondary sources. And, depending on the topic, wiki is great for getting a quick primer to a subject or to have an example and is often cited in lectures to students who are expected to be old enough to not stop you and say "Teacher! Teacher! You said to never use Wikipedia!"