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| author | Dave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com> | 2019-09-23 22:41:39 +0800 |
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| committer | Dave Kerr <dwmkerr@gmail.com> | 2019-09-23 22:41:39 +0800 |
| commit | 697e4c8b7968d84eadcbc0341a6651f5cd44c2c7 (patch) | |
| tree | a7f27aaf8bc7c79dee2513797fea1b5df6ed975b | |
| parent | cedeedf9e76491ff9200e24c2edc70a0636f81f9 (diff) | |
refactor: add the quote for cunningham's law
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@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ See also: [Cunningham's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham#Cunningham's_Law) +> The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer. + According to Steven McGeady, Ward Cunningham advised him in the early 1980s: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer." McGeady dubbed this Cunningham's law, though Cunningham denies ownership calling it a "misquote." Although originally referring to interactions on Usenet, the law has been used to describe how other online communities work (e.g., Wikipedia, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook). See also: |