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  1. September 7th, 2004, 20:54 #1
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    Bush distantly related to Kerry

    Was reading Wikipedia over the last few days, and noticed this:

    As a side note, the current Bush family is believed to be descended from the Spencer family that produced Diana, Princess of Wales, which would make George W. Bush a 17th cousin to Prince William of Wales. Obidiah Newcomb Bush's wife, Harriet Smith, and their descendants, are also distant cousins of John Kerry.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_political_family

    Interesting!
  2. September 7th, 2004, 21:25 #2
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    Oh yes, and we all know how accurate the Wikipedia is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmiller
    Oh yes, and we all know how accurate the Wikipedia is.
    Very accurate, 99% of the time.
  5. September 8th, 2004, 01:07 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by trenzterra
    Very accurate, 99% of the time.
    Where on earth did you pull that statistic from ?

    Well, I think we all know the answer to that question.

    A source that allows random users to update definitions is *definately* not 99% accurate, that's for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmiller
    Where on earth did you pull that statistic from ?

    Well, I think we all know the answer to that question.

    A source that allows random users to update definitions is *definately* not 99% accurate, that's for sure.
    The people who run Wikipedia do check for bad edits too.

    I personally think its a good idea. Even encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com got some articles from Wikipedia.

    BTW http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=5986623 is an interesting read as well, saying why Kerry will win November's election.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmiller
    A source that allows random users to update definitions is *definately* not 99% accurate, that's for sure.
    who cares, as long as I can list it as a source in my history essays
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    Quote Originally Posted by tandoc
    who cares, as long as I can list it as a source in my history essays
    I used it today researching Picasso too, and added a whole lot of crap to the three pages .

    One source - plagiarism
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    Quote Originally Posted by tandoc
    who cares, as long as I can list it as a source in my history essays
    Hah, that's fair enough.

    I just don't appreciate Trenzterra making up statistics like that.
    Last edited by jmiller; September 9th, 2004 at 01:39. Reason: typo

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    i'm almost always right..

    the only time i was wrong was when i thought i was wrong but was right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmiller
    Hah, that's fair enough.

    I just don't appreciate Trenterra making up statistics like that.
    Who is the 'Trenzterra' whom you speak of?
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    here's a stat for you all: stu is always 100% right!
    I'll just cite you in my essays then. Source: stu, master of all, commander of (__o__), etc.
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