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Archive for May 7th, 2009

Trusting Wikipedia gets harder

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

I am a big fan of Wikipedia. I visit it every time I have a question. Google fails to answer most of my questions because it has become very hard to go.

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WTF Wikipedia Survey

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

Funny pictures, funny videos, flash games and funny movies.

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Irish student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers (AFP)

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

An Irish student’s fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries AFP - An Irish student’s fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the world,

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Phony Wikipedia Entry Used By Worldwide Press

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

Hugh Pickens writes “A quote attributed to French composer Maurice Jarre was posted on wikipedia shortly after his death in March and later appeared in obituaries in mainstream media. ‘One could say my life itself has been one long

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enwpdidyouknow's status on Thursday, 07-May-09 08:10:35 UTC

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

enwpdidyouknow’s status on Thursday, 07-May-09 08:10:35 UTC. English Wikipedia“Did You Know” updates enwpdidyouknow. DYK that the film Best: His Mother’s Son was made in 2009 without the consent… Published: about 13 minutes ago

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Phony Wikipedia Entry Used By Worldwide Press CentOS, Linux and

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

Expert News from the world of Linux and CentOS, Phony Wikipedia Entry Used By Worldwide Press, CentOS, Linux and Operating Systems.

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What Kind Of Math Software Does Wikipedia Use For Typing Their

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

Comments: 2 Responses to “What Kind Of Math Software Does Wikipedia Use For Typing Their Algebra?” David M on 7 May 2009 at 2:55 pm #. Wikipedia uses the LaTeX markup language to display mathematical equations in their articles.

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Wiki Alarm - email alerts when your Wikipedia page is edited - The

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

Wiki Alarm sends you an email alert if/when your selected Wikipedia pages are edited. You can track unlimted pages, monitor keywords like product and company names and send notifications to as many people as you want.

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Irish student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers - Technology

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

An Irish student’s fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the world, the Irish Times reported.

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Mainstream media falls for fake Wikipedia hoax

Posted in Wikipedia on May 7, 2009

We couldn’t have timed the launch of our Wikipedia monitoring service WikiAlarm better. This week the mainstream media has been embarrassed after quotes they published in an obituary were revealed as a hoax.

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