Post by zarahan on Apr 6, 2014 20:54:37 GMT -5
Many complain that valid, legitimate, scholarly information
on Africana topics is being edited out or blockaded on Wikipedia.
This complaint is quite valid- and occurs elsewhere (see below)
It should be noted that some Wiki alternatives are already in place-
like ES, Reloaded, and several personal blogs. But Google is
the best alternative, because specific searches bring up
valid, much more accurate data than Wikipedia, data people
are free to browse without it being removed at whim.
Illustration- Google A-Group Nubia. A weak Wiki page
comes up early as expected, but much more credible sources,
filled with detailed content appear as high up in the
rankings, including several credible scholarly references-
Univ of Chicago, British Museum, Academic papers n academia.edu,
a Thesis from Univ of Wisconsin and so on- all within the top ten,
and even some independent websites within that top ten.
Again, who needs the dubious Wiki page when these much more substantive
sources are on tap? Vary the search wording slightly and Egyptsearch comes up
along with Myra Wysinger's excellent site, even
Reloaded further down. All those deceptive "page guard dogs"
on Wiki are wasting their time if they think they
can keep out, obscure or bury credible, legit scholarship.
In addition, today's mainstream textbooks are increasingly
giving students in school a more accurate picture like the
textbook below for college students below. All is not perfect
but students are getting a more balanced, accurate picture:
"Ancient Egypt belongs to a language
group known as 'Afroasiatic' (formerly
called Hamito-Semitic) and its closest
relatives are other north-east African
languages from Somalia to Chad. Egypt's
cultural features, both material and
ideological and particularly in the earliest
phases, show clear connections with that
same broad area. In sum, ancient Egypt
was an African culture, developed by
African peoples, who had wide ranging
contacts in north Africa and western
Asia."
--Morkot, Robert (2005) The Egyptians: An Introduction. p. 10)
^All their bogus Wikipedia troll/mole tactics aren't preventing
students from getting the info, and it is now in
the database, with easy access- out in the open..
Assorted blockaders and saboteurs have utterly failed.
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CALL FOR MORE AFRICANA LINKS OR SOURCES]
If you know of any good Africana sites, including Facebook groups/pages
with quality Africana information, please list them in this thread.
Thanks in advance for keeping the flow of quality information
going, unhindered and unfettered.
on Africana topics is being edited out or blockaded on Wikipedia.
This complaint is quite valid- and occurs elsewhere (see below)
It should be noted that some Wiki alternatives are already in place-
like ES, Reloaded, and several personal blogs. But Google is
the best alternative, because specific searches bring up
valid, much more accurate data than Wikipedia, data people
are free to browse without it being removed at whim.
Illustration- Google A-Group Nubia. A weak Wiki page
comes up early as expected, but much more credible sources,
filled with detailed content appear as high up in the
rankings, including several credible scholarly references-
Univ of Chicago, British Museum, Academic papers n academia.edu,
a Thesis from Univ of Wisconsin and so on- all within the top ten,
and even some independent websites within that top ten.
Again, who needs the dubious Wiki page when these much more substantive
sources are on tap? Vary the search wording slightly and Egyptsearch comes up
along with Myra Wysinger's excellent site, even
Reloaded further down. All those deceptive "page guard dogs"
on Wiki are wasting their time if they think they
can keep out, obscure or bury credible, legit scholarship.
In addition, today's mainstream textbooks are increasingly
giving students in school a more accurate picture like the
textbook below for college students below. All is not perfect
but students are getting a more balanced, accurate picture:
"Ancient Egypt belongs to a language
group known as 'Afroasiatic' (formerly
called Hamito-Semitic) and its closest
relatives are other north-east African
languages from Somalia to Chad. Egypt's
cultural features, both material and
ideological and particularly in the earliest
phases, show clear connections with that
same broad area. In sum, ancient Egypt
was an African culture, developed by
African peoples, who had wide ranging
contacts in north Africa and western
Asia."
--Morkot, Robert (2005) The Egyptians: An Introduction. p. 10)
^All their bogus Wikipedia troll/mole tactics aren't preventing
students from getting the info, and it is now in
the database, with easy access- out in the open..
Assorted blockaders and saboteurs have utterly failed.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CALL FOR MORE AFRICANA LINKS OR SOURCES]
If you know of any good Africana sites, including Facebook groups/pages
with quality Africana information, please list them in this thread.
Thanks in advance for keeping the flow of quality information
going, unhindered and unfettered.
