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Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by teekc, Jul 31, 2005.

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    Remove all ads!
    wikipedia.com

    i was just fooling around with final fantasy 7, then went on to look for rome: total war. Really, i never saw such detailed description of games as this one. Who would have thought a non gaming site would offer these much information about pc games.
     
    teekc, Jul 31, 2005
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    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Yes, if you type in some of the BI Infinity Games in the Wikipedia search engine, there are links to SP on some of the main pages. :)
     
    Chandos the Red, Jul 31, 2005
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    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Impressive! It's got an extensive database of games too. It's even got Colossal Cave in there! :lol: AND with a HUGE amount of trivia and technical details!
     
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    Wikipedia is excellent for just about anything, from history and folklore, to obscure languages and CRPG's!
     
    Cúchulainn, Aug 1, 2005
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    I kept getting hits for wikapedia through google when searching for things so i decided to cut the middleman out :D
     
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    Aye, great source...as long as you can trust to submitter - wiki is open-source: anyone can post anything they wish, regardless of the truthfullness or validity of the entry. :hmm:

    Despite billing itself as an 'encyclopedia', I myself only use it if the entry cites other sources (ala bibliography) otherwise I give it the credence I would rumour... :(
     
    jaded empath, Aug 1, 2005
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    anyone can post anything they wish, regardless of the truthfullness or validity of the entry = anyone can correct the untruthfullness or validity of the entry.
     
    teekc, Aug 2, 2005
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    I actually found things to be pretty accurate, thought thats not to say that everything is. When I was doing research on N.I. polics, for a laugh, I went to wikipedia to see what locals were saying, and I found it was quite truthful and neutral, which was a plesant surprise!
     
    Cúchulainn, Aug 2, 2005
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