# Tell me about writing for Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-writing-for-wikipedia/385411 "2006-12-24T03:43:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-writing-for-wikipedia/385411/21 "2006-12-25T23:03:24Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] An excellent series of points, marred only by the fact that they were addressed in subsequent posts further along the thread. [/QUOTE] It can’t be said too much. And conciseness is a virtue. ---
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-writing-for-wikipedia/385411/22 "2006-12-26T00:17:45Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Why hasn’t someone jumped on the guy who authored the Elephant Sanctuary article for largely copying the Hohenwald web site? [/QUOTE] Ill copyvio it later when the Eagles Cowboys game is over. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-writing-for-wikipedia/385411/23 "2006-12-26T22:25:36Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Wikipedia may in the past have sought to reach Britannica standards but it has since passed that level and I’ve never seen anyone express a desire to regress back to it. [/quote] Uh…cite? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-writing-for-wikipedia/385411.md?page=1)