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* [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24260092-2,00.html Wikipedia vandals target West Australian politicians] (29 August 2008, news.com.au)<br/>As the Western Australia state election draws closer, politicians' articles are being vandalised, although some of the vandalism was reverted within minutes. |
* [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24260092-2,00.html Wikipedia vandals target West Australian politicians] (29 August 2008, news.com.au)<br/>As the Western Australia state election draws closer, politicians' articles are being vandalised, although some of the vandalism was reverted within minutes. |
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* [http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/asylum-seeker-r.html Asylum-Seeker Rejected Based On Wikipedia, Appeals Court Reverts] (2 September 2008, Wired.com blogs]<br/>The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that had found that a particular Ethiopian travel document was insufficient to prove someone's identity based on information gleaned from Wikipedia. |
* [http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/asylum-seeker-r.html Asylum-Seeker Rejected Based On Wikipedia, Appeals Court Reverts] (2 September 2008, Wired.com blogs]<br/>The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that had found that a particular Ethiopian travel document was insufficient to prove someone's identity based on information gleaned from Wikipedia. |
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* [http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/09/04/just-how-powerful-is-wikipedia/ Just How Powerful Is Wikipedia?] (SitePoint Blogs)<br/>Entries on Wikipedia play a strong role in forming public perception, because Wikipedia articles appear very frequently on the first page of results when using a search engine. |
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* [http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=16154 Arabic content in Wikipedia very weak, users to blame] (1 September 2008, Daily News Egypt)<br/>Users in Egypt gathered for the fourth regional Wikipedia Day, and the event resulted in a substantial increase in the number of Arabic-language articles, despite the Cairo venue reporting low attendance. |
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In the news
- By Enochlau, September 2, 2008
Wikipedia: maturing and professionalising
US Vice-Presidential candidates with groomed articles
Other mentions
Other recent mentions in the online press include:
- An interview with Wikipedia founder (and Crimson Tide fan) Jimmy Wales (ESPN The Magazine)
Jimmy Wales is quizzed on Wikipedia... and football. - Veoh Safe Harbor ruling could help YouTube in Viacom battle (28 August 2008, Ars Technica)
A judge uses Wikipedia to understand some of the technology in the case decided between Veoh and Io that has importance in relation to the DCMA "safe harbour" provisions. - Wikipedia vandals target West Australian politicians (29 August 2008, news.com.au)
As the Western Australia state election draws closer, politicians' articles are being vandalised, although some of the vandalism was reverted within minutes. - Asylum-Seeker Rejected Based On Wikipedia, Appeals Court Reverts (2 September 2008, Wired.com blogs]
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that had found that a particular Ethiopian travel document was insufficient to prove someone's identity based on information gleaned from Wikipedia. - Just How Powerful Is Wikipedia? (SitePoint Blogs)
Entries on Wikipedia play a strong role in forming public perception, because Wikipedia articles appear very frequently on the first page of results when using a search engine. - Arabic content in Wikipedia very weak, users to blame (1 September 2008, Daily News Egypt)
Users in Egypt gathered for the fourth regional Wikipedia Day, and the event resulted in a substantial increase in the number of Arabic-language articles, despite the Cairo venue reporting low attendance.