This is the most interesting man on Wikipedia
His name is Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, and he has a list of titles as long as his name.
On Jul 10, 2013 by Aja Romano
Will Wikipedia’s pretty new editing software solve its recruitment crisis?
Wikipedia is rolling out a new, easier-to-use editing interface designed to make the site more welcoming to would-be Wikipedians.
On Jul 4, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Egypt’s new leader is also its Healer Paladin
He’s also Iron Man. And Batman.
On Jul 3, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Jimmy Wales vows to resist PRISM, wonders if Snowden edited Wikipedia
Wales says Wikipedia will resist any attempt at surveillence to the best of its legal ability.
On Jun 27, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Is Wikipedia’s front page for sale?
The online encyclopedia is currently struggling to address the rise of publicists and marketing agents who turn a profit by generating articles on behalf of their clients.
On Jun 7, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Every Wikipedia flame war in 1 impressive map
Some of the most epic flame wars the internet has to offer can be found behind the scenes of Wikipedia’s more than 37 million articles.
On May 29, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Someone keeps erasing this Texas political scandal from Wikipedia
Attempts to scrub away a scandal from a Texas congresswoman’s Wikipedia page have only served to place the controversy back in the headlines.
On May 15, 2013 by Tim Sampson
This mesmerizing map shows Wikipedia edits as they happen
Watch each anonymous Wikipedia edit pop up on a map in real time.
On May 13, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Worried about your stocks? Check Wikipedia
New research suggests traffic to Wikipedia pages can predict when a company’s stock is about to plummet.
On May 8, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia tags Jason Collins with homophobic slur
The Wikipedia community caught the vandalism and erased the offensive edit within six hours.
On May 6, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Reddit finds the creepiest Wikipedia pages
Also in today’s Reddit Digest: Chuck Palahniuk can’t leave Reddit.
On May 3, 2013 by Mike Fenn
Dot Dot Dot: Caught in the freedom of the Web
The freedom of the Web is its greatest strength and biggest problem. How do we navigate between?
On May 2, 2013 by Nicholas White
The bizarre Wikipedia edits of a Norwegian mass murderer
Anders Breivik’s edits alternated between the bizarre and the factual, and many of them still remain.
On May 2, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Does Wikipedia’s sexism problem really prove that the system works?
There simply aren’t enough people like Sue Gardner who can point out when the boys do something stupid on Wikipedia.
On May 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia just got a lot more social
This little notification button is a very big deal on Wikipedia.
On Apr 30, 2013 by Kevin Morris
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