Wikipedia ’scrubbing’
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Wikipedia ’scrubbing’
xford Analytica – xford Analytica (subscription) – Aug 23, 2007
Wikipedia scrubbing "Wikipedia reminds me of that old joke about the encyclopedias in the Soviet Union with the loose leaf pages. " – an internet user writing in a Times newspaper forum. The phenomenal success of Wikipedia the world’s most popular online reference work is due to the genius of its compilation. Any internet user can edit facts and statistics published on its pages. But this democratisation of knowledge may yet prove the website’s Achilles heel.
SES: Dealing With Wikipedia
WebProNews – Aug 23, 2007
A session at SES San Jose titled “Wikipedia & SE” addressed some of the best ways to do this. It also addressed some of the worst ways (to attempt) to do this. searchenginestrategies.
Collective wisdom.
Free with registration – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 23, 2007
Louis Post-Dispatch The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday Aug. 22: X X X “Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject so you know you’re getting the best possible information. ” So proclaimed Michael Scott the hopelessly clueless boss played by Steve Carrell in an episode of “The ffice” that NBC re-ran last Thursday. As it happened three days later The New York Times revealed some of the problems that have occurred with Wikipedia when anybody in the world can write anything he wants about any subject.
Davis’ press secretary sent to conduct classes over Wikipedia…
Kingsport Times News – Aug 23, 2007
David Davis’ press secretary will be required to attend classes conducted by the House Committee on Standards of fficial Conduct as a result of his attempt to delete online entries in the Wikipedia biographies of Davis and Tennessee state Rep. The decision involving Timothy Hill Matthew Hill’s brother was announced by Brenda tterson Davis’ chief of staff on Thursday. Timothy Hill used a congressional office computer in editing the online biographies. He later admitted that he “made a mistake.
Wikipedia under fire for listing of Strabane IRA man on website
nwipp-newspapers.com – Aug 23, 2007
Currently serving 14 years in prison for his involvement in the 1995 killing of Garda Detective Jerry McCabe the Strabane man’s name appears alongside some of the town’s most famous figures including writer Flann ‘Brien singer Paul Brady and former US President Woodrow Wilson on the site. Established in 2001 Wikipedia is regarded as one of the web’s most reputable reference sources and is accessed daily by thousands of people globally. Questions have been raised in recent weeks over the popular internet site however after researchers revealed that both CIA and Vatican computers had been used to edit certain entries. A Wikipedia search for ‘Strabane’ offers a brief rundown of the town’s geography population and recent history.
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