Wikipedia Advocacy

Commenters repeatedly recommend using, editing, or referencing Wikipedia as a superior or sufficient alternative to the discussed tool, site, or feature.

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Sample Comments

mixmastamyk Feb 24, 2016 View on HN

It's wikipedia, add it. ;)

throwaway290 Oct 5, 2023 View on HN

That's rich coming from someone who posted the link to Wikipedia in the first place

tomrod May 5, 2022 View on HN

Wikipedia comes to mind for this!

Chris2048 Nov 20, 2017 View on HN

It's Wikipedia makes the claim, not I :-)

drraid0 Sep 27, 2017 View on HN

Where's your Wikipedia page then?

mrleinad Mar 12, 2011 View on HN

No, I'm talking about wikipedia

daemonologist Apr 6, 2025 View on HN

Well, Wikipedia, but I take your point.

SllX Jan 8, 2024 View on HN

It's Wikipedia. Go ahead and add it. :)

_fizz_buzz_ Sep 23, 2016 View on HN

Something like wikipedia would be nice.

mchau Apr 27, 2016 View on HN

why do you need this instead of wikipedia?