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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.
* [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.
* [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.
* [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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The Wikipedia Signpost
The Wikipedia Signpost


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: