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Originally Posted by pianowizard
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Regarding Wikipedia, I wouldn't assume that it's an unreliable source of information, because its accuracy is improved by the fact that it's constantly undergoing peer review. For this reason, Bill Nye the Science Guy has even said that he trusts Wikipedia more than traditional encyclopedias. I disagree with him for the less visited Wikipedia articles, but he's probably right for the frequently visited ones.
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I've found that the accuracy of Wikipedia in general is high for unpopular topics (i.e. subjects not commonly in the public sphere), but declines with certain popular subjects as various people battle to "prove" their point about one factor or another.
But in general, I agree that Wikipedia quality has turned out better than most people expected it to. I frequently use it as a primary source for simple things, and even for things where I want access to real primary sources, it's a good starting point because it usually has at least a few links to primary sources.
And as someone who has created a few Wikipedia pages about individuals, going through the process of meeting the criteria for inclusion as individuals made me more confident in other parts of the site because there are actually quality standards and both automated processes and real people do enforce them.
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Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21
That area has already seen some significant buildings this cycle...Chicago Ave out to the River especially around Moody... imagine if that moody land comes into play.....
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And a big chunk of the Moody land is for sale, so it basically is in play even though it may be a while before we actually see proposals. But at least it will likely transfer into the hands of someone with an incentive to actually make use of the land instead of merely banking it or throwing single-story, single-use buildings on it.
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Originally Posted by maru2501
in my dreamworld there would be space in front of holy name for a small NOLA-style urban square
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Agreed. I would have loved to see the whole structure held back from State Street by enough space to make a plaza that could be used similarly to the part of New York's Union Square that hosts the Holiday Market (
extreme south end of the Square) except maybe with a few trees like
Johanne Dybwads plass in Oslo.
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