Wikipedia Weekly: 13

Tuesday March 06th 2007, 7:12 pm
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Breaking News

* Daniel Brandt deletion debate.
* Slate article about author being deleted Timothy Noah. [1]
* Jason Calacanis gives three examples on how Wikipedia prevents community participation[2]: lack of WYSIWYG editors in articles and discussion pages, and extensive use of IRC. Calacanis.com
* Who knew that the internet/computers has a patron saint - Isidore of Seville!? [3]
* The new Wikipedia:Featured sounds and relatively new Wikipedia:Featured topics processes. Positive steps in the drive for quality.

 
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2 Comments »

  1. In the podcast about Conservapedia:

    “[Conservapedia] is using Wikimedia software to create an encyclopedia in their own image.”

    Love this metaphor, fits extremly well to Conservapedia.

    Comment by nd — March 8, 2007 @ 7:49 pm

  2. heh, clever new intro.

    Comment by J — March 15, 2007 @ 4:39 pm

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