Daily Mail Banned as "Reliable Source" By Wikipedia.

[TiggyD]

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/daily-mail-banned-from-wikipedia_uk_589c3e13e4b07685621810f8

Unreliable? Make stuff up to fit their agenda? Who'd a thought it!

That's not news... But nice to see it official, like

I wonder if the Fail's scavengers will hoover up this one to put on their website.

It was mentioned in The Times. A news segment, and a slightly disapproving comment by a columnist, but I got the impression they were sniggering when they wrote it.

Does anyone believe the stories and interpretation based on hatred and nimbyism are 'news'.

I don't like the Daily Mail but this decision by Wikipedia editors is ridiculous given the other sources they accept as reliable. It should not be anywhere near the head of the queue for banning.

The words 'pot' and 'kettle' spring to mind.

As well as 'stating the bleedin' obvious' which is Wikipedia's special skill anyway

Yeah, I thought "pot", "kettle" and "black" too!

If there's one thing I've always told DS when researching homework it's "Don't automatically trust Wikipedia!"

I think wiki has been tightened up, but I've never trusted it since reading early entries about my village. It claimed it had a herd of bison, among other things.

Still - seems reasonable re the mail!