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Wikipedia

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:12 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
It's usually the first thing I go to when I want some general info. However, it recently has come under fire for factual inaccuracy. This article compares it to the Encylopedia Britannica:

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/ ... 8900a.html


Conclusion? They're about the same (and Wikipedia is free).

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:08 am
by Ghost [PX]
Actually, it was found that the Wiki Articles compared were on average twice as long, so in reality, Wikipedia had fewer mistakes than Britannica.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:01 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:06 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
The Wikipedia tracking software found Sony editing the Halo 3 post:

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21980 ... -wikipedia

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:57 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Not Wikipedia directly, but a pretty cool wiki:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4215797a10.html

New Zealand wiki that lets you create your own laws.

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:18 am
by Paragon
I think it's a great idea. I just need to pass "Andrew's Law" whereby all people such named are exempt from taxes and can hunt politicians for sport.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:37 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Another really good wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/02/27/1333242.shtml

A wiki of documentation you probably aren't supposed to see. Tactics in Iraq is particularly interesting.

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:19 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Wikipedia and the Department of Justice (DOJ) don't quite see eye to eye:

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/04/30/1348203.shtml