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maboo | 7 years ago

This is why Everipedia has "Verified Accounts" - so that Roth can have his say on the wiki page, and people know it's coming from him...

One of, like, 100 Wikipedia problems that Everipedia solves, simply by mimicking other, more modern websites like instagram/twitter.

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forapurpose|7 years ago

Everipedia seems far less reliable than even Wikipedia (which I don't trust). Based on what I read on their website, it's a mix of fake information and paid-for propaganda. Some excerpts from their website (EDIT: from last December, maybe the text has changed since then):

* Header for their footnotes sections: All information for ... [this topics's] wiki comes from the below links. Any source is valid, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Pictures, videos, biodata, and files relating to Everipedia are also acceptable encyclopedic sources.

* Celebrities have verified accounts. Not only does this allow them to have conversations with their fans on their own page, but they can also contribute information to their own pages... without having to rely on secondary sources! [Yes, they really used an exclamation point!]

* The Premium Service they offer to the subjects of pages (e.g., to celebrities and companies, not to users): Features Offered / - Verified Page and Account / - In-house Editors write the content / - No ads / - 24/7 Prioritized customer support / - Social Media Promotion / - Link to Website of Your Choice