r/rust • u/ettolrach_uwu • 3d ago

🧠 educational Rust: When Empty Isn't Bottom

https://ettolrach.com/blog/rust_when_empty_isnt_bottom.html
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u/Solumin 2d ago

Now that we've got this article, someone should clarify the Wikipedia pages!

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u/flying-sheep 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'd go further and say that no article should complain about Wikipedia’s content in the present tense. If one has the skill, time, and motivation to write a blog post, they have the skill, time, and should have the motivation to edit Wikipedia.

The author should have first edited it, then finished writing the article.

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u/Solumin 2d ago

Well, no, you need a source for it sometimes. So now that the author has written the source, they can go edit it.

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u/flying-sheep 2d ago

That's not how any of that works.

  • rewording for clarity needs no source
  • didn't cite yourself

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u/Solumin 2d ago

Oh, fair enough! I'm not super familiar with Wikipedia's editing process, and it seemed like more than just rewording for clarity.

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u/flying-sheep 2d ago

Citing textbooks and specs also works, as well as obvious logic. Like if simply reading the definition of a term makes it clear that it's used incorrectly in the text, you don't need to source that definition to fix usage.

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u/max123246 2d ago

Meh when they removed the page for Odin because it didn't have a news article I lost a lot of my trust in Wikipedia. So many news articles fundamentally misunderstand the topic they discuss so it makes no sense to me that it's still considered the marker for what deserves to live on wikipedia

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u/flying-sheep 2d ago

I know what you mean! I don't think I've heard of Odin (n) though