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You may not know this, but there are actually a number of great references available to you that aren’t Wikipedia. Now, don’t get me wrong - I love Wikipedia, too. Whenever I first begin a project I almost always go and overview it through Wikipedia. It’s a great introduction to a subject, also connecting you easily to other related ideas, people and places. picked by sandman2 1 year ago tags wikipedia ressources references dictionnary |
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Recently the number one search engine, Google, has unveiled to the public Knol, the company's website that allows experts to write, express ideas on their fields of expertise. The main difference between Knol and Wikipedia is the authorship. picked by maxriter 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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A number of Muslims are upset that Wikipedia is offending their religious beliefs by including images of Muhammad on his wikipedia page. They have started a petition demanding the removal of the images (created by Muslims). Wikipedia has decided to keep the images on the page. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 21 comments edit related share plime.com |
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This software will flag questionable lines in Wikipedia entries... 0 comments edit related share plime.com...I find it funny that Fox News is telling this story when one of those "dodgy" edits was traced back to them. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago |
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A guy just wondered how much paper it is needed for printing the whole English Wikipedia. Here's the answer. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
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An official at Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture was reprimanded for making over 260 contributions to the Japanese language Wikipedia about Gundam and toy robots, while he was supposed to be working. 1 comments edit related share plime.com"The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam,” ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura said. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago |
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Did you know that Wikipedia's article on lightsaber combat is larger than the article on Shakespeare? picked by Wasabi 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Ahh, Wikipedia - Our culture's greatest testament to the power of the hive mind... 1 comments edit related share plime.comHelp us discover the weirdest, funniest, craziest, and most bizarre entries that the people's encyclopedia has to offer. picked by cthulhuguru 2 years ago |
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A time lapse video that documents the unfolding of the Virginia Tech massacre, via the editing of its Wikipedia page for the first twelve hours. picked by TheStep 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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About six months ago, I noticed that I had an entry in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. I was flattered. It was short, and named both my father and one of my sons, confirming my belief that I am a transitional piece of genetic material, linking two very talented generations. picked by Cristian 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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History students at Middlebury College are no longer allowed to cite Wikipedia as a reference source for their papers. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
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One of Wikipedia's founders has suggested an implementation of a voluntary system of accreditation for certain contributors, who state to have advanced degrees, such as Ph.D. or M.D. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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Academicians are divided over whether Wikipedia can ever be a scholarly resource--and whether they should devote effort into making it one. The Chronicle takes a good look at both sides of the argument. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share technology |
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I noticed that Plime didn't have a Wikipedia entry, so I have created one. Maybe we could all fill it out a little bit? picked by sparky 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Wikipedia is a "menace to historical knowledge" and a "low farce" claims the International Communist League in an editorial note. picked by TheStep 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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This and 7 other wikipedia sites are the most overly-bloated articles. Articles that have way more words devoted to them than is reasonable. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Mahalo.com is a human-powered search engine that creates organized, comprehensive, and spam free search results for the most popular search terms. Our search results only include great links. picked by pluman 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An article in slate discusses the "politics" of digg and wikipedia content selection. Highly relevant to plime - does an elite cadre of users control content? picked by xenity7 9 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
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RE: Porn actor Peter North's, *ahem* prop length. picked by camro77 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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What are the top 100 pages viewed on Wikipedia you asked? Well, now you can find out. Just click the link above. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Dire stuff ... if true. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |