Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSo Wikipedia is what convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source. What do you want more? Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSo it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoOk. They’d fail you for that in highschool
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoFor sure, that’s why I passed then. Stop talking nonsense please.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoYou used Wikipedia as a source and passed? Standards sure have dropped
And those would be?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section
I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
So Wikipedia is what convinced you?
Wikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source.
What do you want more?
Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
So it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
I was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.
Ok. They’d fail you for that in highschool
For sure, that’s why I passed then.
Stop talking nonsense please.
You used Wikipedia as a source and passed?
Standards sure have dropped