User talk:Radiolabel2009

February 2009
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The recent edit you made to the page Spire constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. J.delanoy gabs adds 14:51, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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1) I am an administrator here. You vandalized a page, so I warned you. You don't even have to be an admin to warn people for vandalizing.

2) If knowledge is useless, how are you now sitting on a computer reading this message? Your computer did not just randomly appear, and all the things necessary to create and sustain it (plastic, electricity, etc.) were invented because people learned how to do them. In addition, your food, clothing, heat, shelter, and even ability to read and write are a direct result of knowledge. You say knowledge is useless, and yet you yourself are taking great advantage of the collective knowledge of humanity.

3) History is relevant to today's world because even though circumstances and technology change, people are always the same.

4) You are correct that there is no information on this website that cannot be found elsewhere. However, there is no place on Earth where this much information is included in one place, and so easily accessible. You are also correct that people do not need to know about Harry Potter. However, many people enjoy reading about him, so there is no harm in including information about the subject. Wikipedia is not limited by size, since it is all on a computer, and if you don't like Harry Potter, just don't read the article about him.

5) People do need to know about many of the things included in this project. Science and mathematics form the foundation of our civilization. Literature and art stimulate creativity and improve mental depth. They also help to make life enjoyable. History teaches us about how we came as far as we have, and it also serves as a warning not to repeat the same mistakes our ancestors did. Also, as far as an encyclopedia "not being a history book", I invite you to open the "U" volume of Britannica or World Book and look at their article about "United States, History of the". It seems that these printed encyclopedias serve to refute your argument.

6) The usefulness or uselessness of anything is subjective. However, considering that Wikipedia's servers respond to more requests than all but 7 websites on the Internet, I would guess that the vast majority of people would disagree with you. Of course, you are free to believe what you wish, but if you think Wikipedia is worthless, why are you reading it? And why did you create an account?  J.delanoy gabs adds  15:14, 5 February 2009 (UTC)