This is a funny story. The man above is Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia. He did not realize that he likes to play chess until he read an entry about himself on Wikipedia. Apparently, someone decided that he likes chess so they added that part to his bio.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hahahahhaha.
In Wikipedia .. you become what other people write about you.
Anyway, IMO he should really take up Chess.
But currently, there is nothing in Jimmy Wales’ bio about chess. Wikipedia tends to correct itself over time. Obviously, there is going to be a lot of problems with authenticity when it comes to an open source encyclopedia. (Do you have to be a genius to figure that one out?) That being said, Wikipedia is a great source for finding out all kinds of stuff. I would be careful using it if I was writing a school paper (I’m not in school) or writing a book (no book contracts deals yet), but I greatly enjoy having Wikipedia around. Recently, I read an article on the fictional city of Jericho entitled “Jericho, Kansas (fictional town)” which I enjoyed reading. And I often use it to look up chess history. In my opinion, it is a great resource, and one I enjoy reading.
look up Kryponite on wikipedia and you will realize what a weird resource it is.
So much scholarly stuff written on a fictional element that amounts to marketing for the people at Marvel comics.
What would really be funny is if Jimbo took up chess because of that entry someone added to his biography, making the entry true.
Kryptonite is from DC Comics…
Yes, when it comes to stuff from pop culture, Wikipedia is pretty accurate. There are enough people who are fans who help correct gaps and errors. For other topics however it gets complicated and sometimes the only thing reliable is that there is controversy somewhere.
Not a problem. He just needs some chess lessons right the way to get him started.
No “Chess for dummies”; but instead have a series on “Chess for smarts”.
The Onion had a spoof on wikipedia last year.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902