2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

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2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

Vhrico (guest) 18 Apr 2011 22:44

Has anyone from this site tired to edit the Wikipedia article on the "2012 Phenomenon"? I'm trying to get the section on the Galactic Alignment cleaned up but it's meeting with some resistance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2012_phenomenon#Criticism]. Maybe someone has any pointers on what I'm doing wrong trying to get my point across?

Re: 2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

obaeyens 20 Apr 2011 17:47

One time I wrote a complete topic with missing information and some guy decided to undo all my changes because I has some grammatical errors. So I told this guy to stuff it, and since then I refused to give any more additions to wikipedia.
If some guy out there has the power to wipe out valid information just because he feels like it then he can write it himself.

Re: 2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

TheGreatJuju 20 Apr 2011 18:45

One contributor here (Jim Smith) had a protracted confrontation with some pretty unreasonable folks at Wikipedia. A great number of control freaks seem to run unchecked through that particular resource. I can't say whether that's the case with the "2012 Phenomenon" article, but I personally have a very mixed opinion. Wikipedia is a nice, quick source when articles are properly referenced and maintained by people who know what they're talking about. However, it's the edit-war from Hell when somebody with an axe to grind decides to start writing, and the final arbiters on content don't always seem to come down on the side of reason.

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Re: 2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

bikenbeer2000 20 Apr 2011 21:55

This sentence which you quote from Universe Today is incorrect:
"The most perfect galactic alignment between the Earth, Sun and the center of the Milky Way happened back in 1998"
It should read:
"The most perfect galactic alignment between the Earth, solstice Sun and the equator of the Milky Way happened back in 1998"

Vhrico (guest) 24 Apr 2011 21:57

Unfortunately that was the one of the few references i could find regarding criticism on the whole galactic alignment thread. The problem seems to be that when it comes to proponents theres a ton of information (whether their hypothesis are correct or not) but when it comes to criticism it's seriously lacking, and when some is found the editors at Wikipedia are afraid to use it because it will "turn" the article into a he said/she said, as evident when i brought up Neil DeGrasse Tyson talking about the galactic alignment. I guess the best thing to do is give up on it and wait till 2012 comes and goes.

Just wanted to know if anyone had or feels like adding to that particular article.

bikenbeer2000 24 Apr 2011 22:13

You're correct to say that there are very few sources of correct information about this, even among proper scientific sources.
I notice that one of the arguments against sourcing 2012hoax for galactic alignment information is that it has a proscriptive agenda towards 2012. I can't see why this is a valid argument. Facts are facts.

Vhrico (guest) 24 Apr 2011 22:41

Not only that, but i originally used 2012hoax as an example of a well done resource regarding 2012, not necessarily to be used as a primary source. The first time i read the Wikipedia article on 2012 it was a bit confusing, didn't feel like it a proper "flow". Maybe the contributors to this website should have a "Wikipedia Article Cleanup Day" for 2012 Phenomenon

Re: 2012 Phenomenon Wikipedia Article

Awesomeee 20 Apr 2011 17:50

Thats why wikipedia is not that good anyone can edit and put the f word in it lol

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