Wikipedia black helicopters circle Utah's Traverse Mountain

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/06/wikipedia_and_overstock/

by MuddyMo • 19 years ago

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hello_moto2• 19 years ago

Wisdom of the Crowds at its finest.

MuddyMo2• 19 years ago

If recent news reports are accurate, it appears that Wikipedia may be devolving into a Web 2.0 version of "Lord of the Flies"

nickb2• 19 years ago

Well said. Wikipedia has become a giant mess full of hidden agendas and now that we've had a peek behind the curtain, I'm worried about the quality of information that's there. Powerful interests have managed to infiltrate Wikipedia and are changing the reality.

tarkin2• 19 years ago

It's certainly a reassertion of michel's iron law of oligarchy.

That said, the article seems a little overzealous, a little like the accused poster's editing. Still, it's good to sully wikipedia's reputation a little because some people put far, far too much faith in wikipedia's "facts".

MuddyMo2• 19 years ago

Yes,the Register is shrill to the point of borderline tabloid status. But they do put out a significant amount of original work.

Just to see for myself, I went to the Wiki page for Gary Weiss' bio and saw numerous attempts had been made to add a link to this Register article and all had been undone immediately.

Hopefully, Citizendium (like Wikipedia, but no anonymous editors and there is an editorial board) will be able to gain some traction:

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Main_Page

corecirculator• 19 years ago

it still faces the same problem.. a small group of members can block information if they wish.

Wikipedia black helicopters circle Utah's Traverse Mountain

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