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**lopaayd** · 08-01-2008, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by Winston

Now, the next step is to figure out how to counter the Wikipedia effect of taking as Gospel anything and everything included in the articles of that damned "project".

"Pluralistic ignorance", heh, good one.

The bystander effect is well documented and studied in the field of Psychology. I took social psych courses that covered it back in university also.

The real question is how do we get rid of idiots who reject anything on Wikipedia even when it is amply sourced and a well regarded theory in academia and the real world?

08-01-2008, 10:05 PM	#26
lopaayd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	Originally posted by Winston Now, the next step is to figure out how to counter the Wikipedia effect of taking as Gospel anything and everything included in the articles of that damned "project". "Pluralistic ignorance", heh, good one. The bystander effect is well documented and studied in the field of Psychology. I took social psych courses that covered it back in university also. The real question is how do we get rid of idiots who reject anything on Wikipedia even when it is amply sourced and a well regarded theory in academia and the real world?
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