Gun advocates take aim at Bob Costas’s Wikipedia page
No one likes Bob Costas as much as Bob Costas likes Bob Costas. You shouldn’t be surprised that the Internet houses some of those haters.
On Dec 3, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Top Wikipedia editors get free access to JSTOR academic journals
The coveted academic library is being made available to the 100 most active Wikipedia editors, who say they need better sources to do their jobs.
On Nov 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Gen. John Allen didn’t troll Jill Kelley on Wikipedia
But another CENTCOM employee did.
On Nov 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris
More Wikipedia weirdness in the Petraeus affair
According to an odd Wikipedia edit in February, Jill Kelley is an “amateur ambassador and chess player.”
On Nov 14, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia edits suggest prior knowledge of Petraeus affair
A sentence added 10 months ago after the biographer’s appearance on The Daily Show was recently uncovered in the Wikipedia edit history.
On Nov 13, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Acid-tripping man prints fake license plate from Wikipedia
After being pulled over for reckless driving, the man claimed he had been exposed to LSD through sweat on the steering wheel of a rental car.
On Nov 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Unions take battle to Wikipedia
ACORN founder Wade Rathke is helping lead a Wikipedia initiative to cut out or correct anti-union bias.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia may be nearing completion
If it’s important, it’s probably already been written about, according to historian and Wikipedia editor Richard Jensen.
On Oct 30, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Beijing infiltrates Wikipedia, smears activists in Hong Kong
The Chinese govermnent has attempted to hijack Wikipedia and force a meme that disparages pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.
On Oct 29, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of promotional scandal
The small British territory of Gibraltar is once again finding its way to the front page of Wikipedia’s Did You Know section.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Wikipedia for the Weird: List of Solar System bodies formerly regarded as planets
Pluto isn’t the only planet to get demoted.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Lindsey Weber
Did Vonage attempt to whitewash its Wikipedia page?
Representatives of the company apparently chopped out unfavorable information from its Wikipedia page.
On Oct 9, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikipedia for the Weird: Glossary of manias
When will Wikipedia finally acknowledge that Biebermania is real?
On Oct 9, 2012 by Lindsey Weber
Microsoft takedown notice accidentally censors BBC, WIkipedia and more
A takedown notice sent in July accidentally caused articles from several respectable sites to be scrubbed from Google’s search results.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Wikipedia parent launches ethics probe into influence peddling scandal
The Wikimedia Foundation is investigating whether a trustee abused Wikipedia’s front page to promote his clients.
On Oct 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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