Re: Non-mathematicians editing mathematical wikipedia articles


"rusty" <mr.rusty@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello.
I have noticed recently that wikipedia editors with
no mathematical
training have been editing mathematical wikipedia
articles. Their
mathematical contributions indicate that they have
have trouble even
understanding calculus. However, often they have a
political agenda. I am
very disturbed that people who do not know the
basics of differential
geometry or non-linear PDE's should challenge the
reputation of chinese
collaborators of Yau. How are they in any position
to judge?
--
rusty

Well, a good mathematician could tell what's right
and what's not (assuming
they've got some experience in the area). Plus
Wikipedia is not the place to
learn math as evidenced by James Harris' posts.

Dave



Good point, Dave. Could anyone name a serious mathematician who was trained by wikipedia?
.

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