tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post3054198561954692749..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: Philip Roth's Complaint about Wikipedia RevisitedThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-89956296023908497602015-02-24T10:49:09.196+01:002015-02-24T10:49:09.196+01:00A better example of this problem arrived at Polish...A better example of this problem arrived at Polish Wikipedia just last week. <br /><br />A young Polish actress contacted me claiming there is a typo in her surname at Wikipedia (both Polish and English). As a child she played in one of Polish sit-coms. Her surname is Mongolian, apparently someone made a typo in the cast list - and it stuck: the typo is now repeated by IMDB, Filmweb and countless other film sites across the web. Against that we have her word, plus her Facebook page, LinkedIn profile and such pages. <br /><br />I tried to convince her to do an interview for Wikinews where she could describe the fuss with her surname, but so far we should revert to the wrong surname per WP:Verifiability...halibutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199455496175222874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-59604273057593342472015-02-23T07:56:14.297+01:002015-02-23T07:56:14.297+01:00Yes, in addition to laziness, there's also a l...Yes, in addition to laziness, there's also a lack of curiosity in this sort of storytelling. People are too eager to just to tell the story in the exciting form they first heard it, rather than consider that the excitement stems from misunderstanding.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-43063225449614530852015-02-22T18:49:50.855+01:002015-02-22T18:49:50.855+01:00With respect to your third footnote, I propose tha...With respect to your third footnote, I propose that very nearly all journalism is "lazy", as you define it. Electronic media nurture this phenomenon. And, of course, we see the same thing in social media with re-blogs, re-tweets, and other forms of link-and-post.<br /><br />Academic writing has s similar form of laziness. Original references are abjured in favor of second- and third-hand citations, which are readily available in e-formats. This (apparently) absolves the writer from reading and understanding the original, unless one finds the rare manuscript reviewer that has actually read the source material and demands revisions. I suspect you have seen much of this, even beyond the Weick case. Alas.<br /><br />Perhaps this is what the patchwriting mob means when they say there is no such thing as authorship any more. If so, they are correct, but wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-18103664572308241892015-02-22T16:40:26.365+01:002015-02-22T16:40:26.365+01:00Good point. I'm not sure why I've never bu...Good point. I'm not sure why I've never but a good, clear author bio on this blog. I'll get to work on it. But I would point out that there are few links around here to some pretty unambiguous contact info.<br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-76401803021277287782015-02-22T15:38:26.152+01:002015-02-22T15:38:26.152+01:00Who is "Thomas" from Denmark? It's ...Who is "Thomas" from Denmark? It's rather annoying when people don't really identify themselves when they write a thoughtful exposition like this. The reader should be entitled to know the author's credentials, background, potential biases, etc.Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.com