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http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews...-wikipedia-wins


http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...ps-the-presses/

"But in recent years, print reference books have been almost completely wiped out by the Internet and its vast spread of resources, particularly Wikipedia, which in 11 years has helped replace the authority of experts with the wisdom of the crowds."

This is a ridiculous quote.
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QUOTE(Enric_Naval @ Mon 2nd April 2012, 4:43pm) *

Well, the correct date is 1917 and wikipedia was on the right. I wonder if Britannica really gives 1903, or if this person was just trying to troll.


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=467434413

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=483930043

The Wikipedians were fooled for over a week.
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