Tag: wikipedia

ArsTechnica – Wikipedia to join reddit in SOPA blackout Wednesday
I’ll also be posting a message to protest and inform people about PIPA and SOPA, though I imagine Wikipedia will have a much larger influence.
January 16, 2012
Ars Technica – Wikipedia editors voting on plan to “shutter” violent and sexual images
Not a bad plan, it’s a reasonable balance between still providing a visual representation of whatever and making it easier for people who don’t want to be “shocked” at the sight of the image.
August 18, 2011
CNET News – Congressman wants WikiLeaks listed as terrorist org
In short everybody has a reaction, overall mine is Wikileaks is a valuable service, in no way is it a terrorist organization.
December 1, 2010
100,000th Knol Published and No One Cares But Google
Knol is a ridiculous scheme by Google to create a Wikipedia onto it’s own, except one that’s worse. Knol takes the idea that there is actually a single person out there who is an expert on a field and uses them to write an article on it, and through everybody else going, “Hey, great Knol” […]
February 8, 2009