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TIL that readability tests suggest most Wikipedia articles are too sophisticated for their readers. (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/til

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Have you read some of the articles on math subjects? It's like they're written for mathematicians by mathematicians.

Even some mathematics concepts I have a decent grasp on ... the corresponding wikipedia entry reads like an alien language.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For a complex topic, what would be a better alternative?

Having a 1000000000 word article that contains all the alien language (jargon) and basic education needed to build up to the explanation?

A short, simple, and completely wrong explanation?

[–] Stelus42 3 points 2 years ago

Thats what makes the wiki format so great. When I have no clue what a word means, it's probably blue and I can just follow the link to find out. The problem arises when I'm 20 links in and realize "yeah maybe there's a reason people have phd's in this topic".