pineda Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Wikimapia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Interesting. It's a Google Maps front-end for Wikipedia entries. It would be a good idea if it weren't linked to the Wikipedia, though. My favorite Wikipedia explanation goes thusly: Consulting an encyclopedia is like querying the knowledge of the world's best researchers. Consulting Wikipedia is like asking six people at a bus stop what they think is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 (edited) ^ha, yeah wikimapia can be fun - i often end up making edits or adding to half-assed entries (adding myself to the folks at the bus stop ) - it would be better if entries had more descriptions, though...that's where this site and the Towrs wiki fill the gap, i think Edited April 24, 2007 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Really now? Can't be that new. Remember the search feature in HAIF is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Oh, please, wikipedia is at least as accurate and deep as any encyclopedia on many, many topics. Sure, there's plenty of junk in wikipedia, and ANY encyclopedia should never be cited as authoritative because they ARE NOT PRIMARY SOURCES, but it's completely acceptable to use it for broad overviews on many topics, as a starting point for further reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Really now?Can't be that new. Remember the search feature in HAIF is your friend. Wow, Puma, you got a thing for the "search feature" nowadays, don't you? What are you, the "search feature" police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Wow, Puma, you got a thing for the "search feature" nowadays, don't you? What are you, the "search feature" police? I actually recognized this being discussed in a previous thread not to long ago. A merge would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Everyone say out loud:Puma...Puma...Puma-Power! Kind of catchy huh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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