Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-09-08/In the news
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.