Wes Welker’s wife apologizes for mocking Ray Lewis on Facebook
There’s losing, and then there’s pointing out that your opponent has a bunch of kids from different baby mamas and also might have killed a guy.
On Jan 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
7 of the best, weirdest edits from Wikipedia’s sandbox
Wikipedia’s Sandbox is a place for folks to test their editing skills before making real changes to the site, and now there’s a Tumblr that captures all their weird, experimental edits.
On Jan 21, 2013 by Aja Romano
How vandals are destroying Wikipedia from the inside
When you open your door to the world, it’s no surprise someone graffitis the walls.
On Jan 18, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Did Wikipedia out silver fox Victor Garber?
A closing entry in Victor Garber’s Wikipedia noted the home he shares with another man, prompting further inquiry.
On Jan 16, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Wikivoyage, Wikimedia’s official travel guide, launches today
After months of lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, Wikivoyage, the official travel site of Wikimedia, has finally opened its doors to the public.
On Jan 15, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia is becoming less politically biased, study finds
Researchers found that as Wikipedia’s number of editors has grown, the site’s liberal bias has started to vanish.
On Jan 14, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Nobody wants to edit Wikipedia anymore
Wikipedia leaders and social science researchers documented a drastic decline in the retention of new editors over the last five years.
On Jan 4, 2013 by Tim Sampson
After a half-decade, massive Wikipedia hoax finally exposed
Wikipedia editors finally remove an article about a battle that never actually happened.
On Jan 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Author banned from Wikipedia for editing his own page
Thriller writer R.J. Ellory, who has previously been busted for flaming rival authors on Amazon, is now banned from editing Wikipedia after erasing controversial parts of his own entry.
On Dec 27, 2012 by Aja Romano
Wikipedia’s 10 most-visited pages in 2012
Here’s a naked look at the information most people in the English-speaking Internet world were looking for over the past year.
On Dec 27, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia’s odd relationship with the Kazakh dictatorship
The site’s first-ever Wikipedian of the Year is a former paid propaganda flack for the authoritarian Kazakh government, known for its iron control over free media and awful human-rights record.
On Dec 25, 2012 by Kevin Morris
How Wikipedia responds to mass shootings
A researcher from Northeastern University examined how Wikipedia editors respond in real time.
On Dec 19, 2012 by Tim Sampson
What Cards Against Humanity did instead of buying an island
They could have bought a private island, tons of astronaut ice cream, or a condom for every person in El Paso, Texas, but Cards Against Humanity’s creators donated to Wikipedia instead.
On Dec 19, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
The best use of Wikipedia yet—a random GIF generator
WikiGIFs crawls through Wikipedia’s digital archives to present random GIFs to brighten your day.
On Dec 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
The college Wikipedia prank that left a top British judge red-faced
Lord Justice Brian Leveson—who, in his report, admonished people “to not assume that what they read on the internet is trustworthy”—copied and pasted a huge lie from Wikipedia.
On Dec 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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