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http://mylaw.net/Article/Wikipedia_and_disputed_maps/

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  • Australian MP caught plagiarising Wikipedia for parliamentary report It has been widely reported in the Australian media that federal MP Craig Thomson plagiarised Wikipedia in a report about his taxpayer funded study-trip. The Age reported that "Much of Mr Thomson's discussion of economic conditions in Ireland and Spain has been taken from Wikipedia articles including texts labelled outdated and needing clean-up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards." The Age, ABC, Nine News
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Well, even if we don't get Wysiwyg, at least Wikipedia is easier to use than Facebook! (ducking for cover) :-) -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:26, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook is easy to use, what are you talking about o_O. ResMar 04:59, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's no secret that I'm a critic of Jimbo, his cult of personality, and his willingness to both manipulate to further his own agenda but also deny the existence/effect of said cult of personality. I don't think that his intention was to whip up an international media frenzy when he started the thread on his talk page, but then removing that discussion without archiving it, after it had been covered by the international media... for god's sake that's a poor move. On a website that prided itself on a publicly viewable history for every change that is made, burying the conversation both looks improper and is rather ineffective. Sven Manguard Wha? 05:29, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wales has a long history of failing to practice what he preaches. This has sometimes hurt Wikipedia, but he continues to do it anyway. What more can be said? -- llywrch (talk) 17:07, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I had been warned and blocked for vandalism wayyyy back in 2008 before I became very active (before I made an account), all because I couldn't do the wikimarkup correctly.Jasper Deng (talk) 06:11, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That image is an easy target for photo manipulation by the likes of 4chan. I'm sure you know what I'm hinting at. SpeakFree (talk)(contribs) 02:53, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heil if I know :-) -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 01:56, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Concerning SOPA, it appears that as the Italian Wikipedia goes, so does Scribd. Story here. -- llywrch (talk) 16:53, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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