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Recent mentions in the online press include:

  • Wikipedia to hit bookstores in Germany — wait, what? – The print edition of the German encyclopedia, if marketed as a yearbook, could satisfy a desire for permanence that the online edition cannot.
  • [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63590 Is Wikipedia wicked porn?] – Various groups have claimed that Wikipedia is engaging in the business of pornography, but the Wikimedia Foundation has countered by saying that the encyclopedia's content is not censored.
  • US Department of Justice banned from Wikipedia – A US Department of Justice IP address was blocked after edits were made that removed certain sections from an article about a pro-Israel group; meanwhile, there have been claims that Wikipedia's response to the threats posed by this group, such as from banning editors from editing certain topics, have been made with insufficient evidence.
  • Wiki-Whacked by Political Bias – Wikipedia is billed as the world's largest encyclopedia, but is it also the world's largest propaganda tool for smearing conservatives and promoting leftist views?



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  • Technology report
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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    In the news

    In the news

    Recent mentions in the online press include:

    • Wikipedia to hit bookstores in Germany — wait, what? – The print edition of the German encyclopedia, if marketed as a yearbook, could satisfy a desire for permanence that the online edition cannot.
    • [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63590 Is Wikipedia wicked porn?] – Various groups have claimed that Wikipedia is engaging in the business of pornography, but the Wikimedia Foundation has countered by saying that the encyclopedia's content is not censored.
    • US Department of Justice banned from Wikipedia – A US Department of Justice IP address was blocked after edits were made that removed certain sections from an article about a pro-Israel group; meanwhile, there have been claims that Wikipedia's response to the threats posed by this group, such as from banning editors from editing certain topics, have been made with insufficient evidence.
    • Wiki-Whacked by Political Bias – Wikipedia is billed as the world's largest encyclopedia, but is it also the world's largest propaganda tool for smearing conservatives and promoting leftist views?



    Also this week:
  • Wikiversity interview
  • WikiWorld
  • News and notes
  • In the news
  • Dispatches
  • Features and admins
  • Technology report
  • Arbitration report

  • ( ← Previous In the news) Signpost archives ( Next In the news→)


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