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:Citogenesis Step #1 | :Citogenesis Step #1 | ||
:Through a convoluted process, a user's brain generates facts. These are typed into Wikipedia. | :Through a convoluted process, a user's brain generates facts. These are typed into Wikipedia. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[A guy with short hair sits at a desk, typing on a laptop.] |
− | : | + | :Guy: (typing) The "scroll lock" key was was designed by future Energy Secretary Steven Chu in a college project. |
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:A rushed writer checks Wikipedia for a summary of their subject. | :A rushed writer checks Wikipedia for a summary of their subject. | ||
:[Ponytail sits at a desk, typing on a desktop.] | :[Ponytail sits at a desk, typing on a desktop.] | ||
:Ponytail: (typing) US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, (Nobel Prizewinner and creator of the ubiquitous "scroll lock" key) testified before Congress today... | :Ponytail: (typing) US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, (Nobel Prizewinner and creator of the ubiquitous "scroll lock" key) testified before Congress today... | ||
+ | :Step #2 | ||
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:Surprised readers check Wikipedia, see the claim, and flag it for review. A passing editor finds the piece and adds it as a citation. | :Surprised readers check Wikipedia, see the claim, and flag it for review. A passing editor finds the piece and adds it as a citation. | ||
:[Cueball sits on a couch with a laptop in his lap, typing.] | :[Cueball sits on a couch with a laptop in his lap, typing.] | ||
:Cueball: Google is your friend, people. (typing) <nowiki><ref>{{cite web|url=</nowiki> | :Cueball: Google is your friend, people. (typing) <nowiki><ref>{{cite web|url=</nowiki> | ||
+ | :Step #3 | ||
:Step #4 | :Step #4 | ||
:Now that other writers have a real source, they repeat the fact. | :Now that other writers have a real source, they repeat the fact. | ||
:[A flow chart, with "Wikipedia citation" in the center. The word "Wikipedia" is in black, the word "citations" is white with a red background. | :[A flow chart, with "Wikipedia citation" in the center. The word "Wikipedia" is in black, the word "citations" is white with a red background. | ||
− | : | + | :A black arrow leads from "brain" to "Wikipedia." |
− | : | + | :A black arrow labeled "words" leads from "Wikipedia" to "careless writers," and a red arrow labeled "citations" leads back to "Wikipedia citations." |
− | : | + | :A black & red arrow leads from "Wikipedia" to "cited facts" which leads to "slightly more careful writers," which leads to "more citations," which leads back to :"Wikipedia" (all black & red arrows).] |
:References proliferate, completing the citogenesis process. | :References proliferate, completing the citogenesis process. | ||