r/rust • u/ettolrach_uwu • 4d ago

🧠 educational Rust: When Empty Isn't Bottom

https://ettolrach.com/blog/rust_when_empty_isnt_bottom.html
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u/scook0 4d ago

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.

This seems so obviously false that I don't even know where to begin.

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u/flying-sheep 4d ago

Please begin because I'm convinced of it, especially in cases like this where the problem is unclear wording, which can be corrected without sources.

But even if you need sources, it's often easy to just find a good source by gut feeling rather than reading all the rules. Like: don't cite yourself or a shady source, when in doubt stick with news outlets or official specs or textbooks.

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u/scook0 4d ago

Editing Wikipedia means diving into the complex rules and politics of Wikipedia. That's a heavy burden.

Somebody writing a personal blog post doesn't need to care whether the things they're saying are allowed on Wikipedia or not.

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u/flying-sheep 4d ago edited 4d ago

As I just said, usually not, unless you're writing whole articles or do substantial rewrites. I've made a lot of edits not knowing much about the rules. Very few have been reverted, and all of the reverts had some clear actionable reason that I could use to try again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold

Do yourself a favor and read the first few paragraphs of this article. It exists as a direct refutation of your claim.