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mandy

03-03-2008, 10:29 AM
Quote:When the Las Vegas Review-Journal published a story in September about construction cranes, it noted that they were invented by ancient Greeks and powered by men and donkeys.

Michigan's Flint Journal recently traced the origins of fantasy football to 1962, and to three people connected to the Oakland Raiders.

And when the Arizona Republic profiled a controversial local congressman in August, it concluded that his background was "unclear."

What all three had in common was one of the sources they cited: Wikipedia...

full article:
part 1: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/61918.html
part 2: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/61919.html

bargainbloodhound

03-04-2008, 04:03 AM
Quote:Wikipedia Gaining Acceptance In The Newsroom

That's a scary thought when you consider the heavy editing that many politicians and corporations have been caught doing to their Wikipedia pages.
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