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CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site
Short article describing one individual's experiences.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/
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Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists
Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=62126
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The Register: Wikipedia 'to Make Universities Obsolete'
Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/khmer_rouge_in_daipers/
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The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book
Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/wiki_fiddlers_big_book/
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The Register: Wikipedia's Emergent People Fail to Impress Readers
Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers in an article by Andrew Orlowski.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/emergent_people_fail_to_impress/
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Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia?
Weblog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
http://www.frozennorth.org/C2011481421/E652809545/index.html
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Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark
Lovely forum discussion.
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/09/21/0027241.shtml
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USA Today: Today's Best Encyclopedia Might Surprise You
Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2004-11-05-fifthofnovember_x.htm
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kuro5hin.org - Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire
Article and commentary about the growing group of projects which fall under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/3/163158/922
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kuro5hin.org - Can an Open Content Encyclopedia Thrive?
Early concerns about Wikipedia's concept.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/4/6/183820/2721
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