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		BrtByte 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.... Wikipedia's value isn't that it's perfect, it's that it shows its work

20after4 9 days ago [–]

On articles that are either controversial or cover some kind of current events, I often find more value from reading the edit history and the discussions than from the article itself.

BrtByte 6 days ago | [–]

It's messy, but honestly, that mess teaches you way more about how information is shaped than a polished "final" version ever could

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