For the most part there is nothing really wrong with Wikipedia and as mentioned before I'm a big fan – I just think we need to be careful.

I didn't see that series Karen, when exactly was it on? I'd love to try and see if I can get my hands on it…

For the most part there is nothing really wrong with Wikipedia and as mentioned before I’m a big fan – I just think we need to be careful.

I didn’t see that series Karen, when exactly was it on? I’d love to try and see if I can get my hands on it…

One needs to be selective.

Wikipedia is often my fist stop. Then I check the facts with other sources.(I'm neurotic, so I check with a few sources anyway). I think it could become a very interesting resource, especially for Africa when more people are able to make their voices heard and tell the history we still don't know about.

Everyone believes their beliefs are right – did you watch Christiane Amanpour's brilliant three part CNN series God's Warriors that ended last night?

But hopefully with a website where everyone can add and delete, it will eventually balance out.

You are most likely correct that there is only a handful of people (possibly) involved in this censorship but does that change anything? The point I'm trying to make is that Gov both here and in Australia are trying to censor content – end of story.

Now we can debate till the cows come home just how widespread the issue is in Government but for me that's not relevant. If one of them does it how long do you think it will take for the rest of them to latch on?

Was I a little overzealous with the propaganda issue – definitely!

That said, I've watched the issues crop up over Wikipedia pages that are factually incorrect, some of which refused to be changed by Wikipedia themselves and while this aims to be a democratic voice for the masses and the information contained most people won't ever know about the incorrect ones.

Are we not just starting a new culture of disinformation?

I wonder why the local media so reactive when it comes to the government – I think if you took a poll of cabinet and parliament – who make up the SA Government -there might be a only vague awareness of what a Wiki is.

I don't know about Australia, but guess it's much of the same and as for Wikipedia – I'm prepared to give it a go, although I cross check.

Everything is propaganda Justin – Growing up in apartheid South Africa, the history I learned in printed schoolbooks, the religion I learned in church, it was all lies, all propaganda – at least with Wikipedia everyone has a chance to add their propaganda(or delete it), it isn't one sided – so that is pretty close to a democratic voice.

One needs to be selective.

Wikipedia is often my fist stop. Then I check the facts with other sources.(I’m neurotic, so I check with a few sources anyway). I think it could become a very interesting resource, especially for Africa when more people are able to make their voices heard and tell the history we still don’t know about.

Everyone believes their beliefs are right – did you watch Christiane Amanpour’s brilliant three part CNN series God’s Warriors that ended last night?

But hopefully with a website where everyone can add and delete, it will eventually balance out.

You are most likely correct that there is only a handful of people (possibly) involved in this censorship but does that change anything? The point I’m trying to make is that Gov both here and in Australia are trying to censor content – end of story.

Now we can debate till the cows come home just how widespread the issue is in Government but for me that’s not relevant. If one of them does it how long do you think it will take for the rest of them to latch on?

Was I a little overzealous with the propaganda issue – definitely!

That said, I’ve watched the issues crop up over Wikipedia pages that are factually incorrect, some of which refused to be changed by Wikipedia themselves and while this aims to be a democratic voice for the masses and the information contained most people won’t ever know about the incorrect ones.

Are we not just starting a new culture of disinformation?

I wonder why the local media so reactive when it comes to the government – I think if you took a poll of cabinet and parliament – who make up the SA Government -there might be a only vague awareness of what a Wiki is.

I don’t know about Australia, but guess it’s much of the same and as for Wikipedia – I’m prepared to give it a go, although I cross check.

Everything is propaganda Justin – Growing up in apartheid South Africa, the history I learned in printed schoolbooks, the religion I learned in church, it was all lies, all propaganda – at least with Wikipedia everyone has a chance to add their propaganda(or delete it), it isn’t one sided – so that is pretty close to a democratic voice.