IWF chief: Why Wikipedia block went wrong
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IWF chief: Why Wikipedia block went wrong
ZDNet UK UK -
Through a combination of technical factors people wishing to edit Wikipedia were blocked from doing so causing an outcry. The image the IWF tried to block was the LP cover for Virgin Killer a 1976 album by German rock band Scorpions. Peter Robbins chief executive of the IWF talked to ZDNet UK about the fallout from the decision to block the page and whether self-regulation of internet content is effective. Q: An IWF action over a Scorpions album cover had an adverse effect on Wikipedia effectively censoring it for some users. Does internet self-regulation work?A: Because of that particular incident [which had an effect on] IWF’s reputation across the world we have been accused of being a self-elected set of individuals set on a particular cause.
Wikipedia and an bstruction of the Facts
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun NY -
? ne usually doesn?t need a reminder that Wikipedia as great as it is contains false biased and misleading information. That is why many students were shocked when Prof. Nic van de Walle read information directly from a Wikipedia article on the Arab-Israeli conflict when moderating last Wednesday?s ?Gaza in Crisis? panel because he lacked fundamental knowledge of the situation. van de Walle is the Associate Dean of International Studies.
My first attempt: “Telekinetics Raise My Hand” by Schaefferia
MLive.com MI -
It’s great at coming up with fake band names. I ran across this little game yesterday at.
Twitter ye not – I adore Wikipedia
guardian.co.uk UK -
I thought I’d better nip it in the bud before he posted something like: “Just getting on underground with dirty bomb – that’ll teach those scum to sort out the TV commissioning process!” (112 characters). But please don’t think I hate or suspect everything on the internet. I think for instance that. That such a vast resource should have evolved so quickly is amazing in a way that its inaccuracies and those who vandalise it cannot seriously undermine.
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Wikipedia is here to stay
Daily Nation Kenya -
tag –> By SAM WAMBUGUPosted Saturday February 21 2009 at 17:51 In Summary While it is not without its faults it is a valuable mine of knowledge Love it or hate it Wikipedia the online encyclopedia?s success is past denying. It is the ninth most-visited destination on the internet. Since its inception in 2001 Wikipedia puzzles many people due to its enormous size roughly seven times that of its commercial counterparts. It has grown to include 8. 2 million articles in 253 different languages.
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