Comment Re:Under sufficiently large definitions of "widely (Score 1) 314
Erlang is Ericsson.
Erlang is Ericsson.
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> Think about it, who ever wanted a loan of Brazilian Reales?
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Nobody, of course. But if it was in Brazilian Reais, I'd want one. Provided the interest is low enough.
Egos and charlatans aside, real academics with actual know-how/expertise on given areas are simply not going to use Wikipedia.
Not for any reason except that much of what they'd write would be reverted by some random i-know-more-than-you joe, or some of the entrenched biased "editors".
I love the Wikipedia idea and I still like the site a lot as a whole, but I no longer contribute much mainly because of this. Especially on the non-English wikis.
It's also a mistake even in South America or half of Europe. And especially in Japan.
Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated. -- R. Drabek