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Well, duh. Look at the first paragraph of the WWII article, and tell me that anyone without advanced computer skills could figure it out. Wikipedia has completely perverted the original intent of wiki markup and turned it into a programming language that only geeks can use and understand. It works for their purposes because the small group likes to control the content anyway. QUOTE {{pp-semi-indef}}{{pp-move-indef}}
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'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War'''<ref>"Second World War" is the official name of this conflict used by [[Commonwealth]] historians, "World War II" is the name used in official American accounts of the war; both terms are used interchangeably in general usage.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}</ref> (often abbreviated as '''WWII''' or '''WW2'''), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved [[Participants in World War II|most of the world's nations]], including all of the [[great power]]s: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and the [[Axis powers|Axis]]. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "[[total war]]," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] and the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|only use of nuclear weapons in warfare]], it was the [[List of wars and disasters by death toll|deadliest conflict]] in [[History of the world|human history]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Complete Illustrated History of World War Two: An Authoritative Account of the Deadliest Conflict in Human History with Analysis of Decisive Encounters and Landmark Engagements|first=Donald |last=Sommerville|publisher=Lorenz Books|year=2008|page=5|isbn=0754818985}}</ref> resulting in [[World War II casualties|50 million to over 70 million fatalities]].
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" /> Summary Box: [b]Wikipedia is losing contributors[/b]San Antonio ExpressAP, FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo Jimmy Wales, from the US, co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia, attends the "Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy" economic forum, at Villa d'Este, in Cernobbio, on the Como Lake, Italy. ...and more »View the article |
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" /> [b]Wikipedia says it's losing contributors[/b]Glens Falls Post-StarAP | Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011 1:12 pm | (0) Comments FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo Jimmy Wales, from the US, co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia, attends the "Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy" economic forum, ...and more »View the article |
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" /> [b]Wikipedia says it's losing contributors[/b]Bismarck TribuneAP | Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011 11:18 am | (0) Comments FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo Jimmy Wales, from the US, co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia, attends the "Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy" economic forum, ...and more »View the article |
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Thu 4th August 2011, 5:02pm)  QUOTE Wikipedia’s leaders assured the audience that the website’s reputation is strong — no longer drawing the ire of teachers and journalists claiming that its entries are unreliable.
“Making fun of Wikipedia is so 2007,†Gardner said to a cheering crowd, quoting what a French journalist recently told her. Now THAT'S funny. Silly French journalists--WR is so 2008. |
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I can't imagine why!
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QUOTE(Emperor @ Thu 4th August 2011, 11:04am) Well, duh. Look at the first paragraph of the WWII article, and tell me that anyone without advanced computer skills could figure it out. Wikipedia has completely perverted the original intent of wiki markup and turned it into a programming language that only geeks can use and understand. It works for their purposes because the small group likes to control the content anyway. QUOTE {{pp-semi-indef}}{{pp-move-indef}}
{{Redirect|WWII|other uses|WWII (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}
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'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War'''<ref>"Second World War" is the official name of this conflict used by [[Commonwealth]] historians, "World War II" is the name used in official American accounts of the war; both terms are used interchangeably in general usage.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}</ref> (often abbreviated as '''WWII''' or '''WW2'''), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved [[Participants in World War II|most of the world's nations]], including all of the [[great power]]s: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and the [[Axis powers|Axis]]. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "[[total war]]," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] and the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|only use of nuclear weapons in warfare]], it was the [[List of wars and disasters by death toll|deadliest conflict]] in [[History of the world|human history]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Complete Illustrated History of World War Two: An Authoritative Account of the Deadliest Conflict in Human History with Analysis of Decisive Encounters and Landmark Engagements|first=Donald |last=Sommerville|publisher=Lorenz Books|year=2008|page=5|isbn=0754818985}}</ref> resulting in [[World War II casualties|50 million to over 70 million fatalities]].
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lol @ watching it move up the "media ladder."
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QUOTE Wikipedia’s leaders assured the audience that the website’s reputation is strong — no longer drawing the ire of teachers and journalists claiming that its entries are unreliable.
“Making fun of Wikipedia is so 2007,†Gardner said to a cheering crowd, quoting what a French journalist recently told her. (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/confused.gif) QUOTE
“Making fun of our immaculate project is so 2007,†Gardner said to a cheering crowd,
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If only it would hurry up...
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