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_ Highlighted for Posterity _ Wikipedia Edits Its Own Editing Policy

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Raw Story, MA - 1 hour ago
... RAW STORY has learned. "Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that 'anyone can edit,'" writes Katie Hafner. "Unless, that is, they ...

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In response to well-publicized problems with some entries, the online encyclopedia is exercising more editorial control.

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New York Times, United States - 35 minutes ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - 31 minutes ago
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia's come-one, come-all invitation to write and edit articles, and the surprisingly successful results, have captured the public ...

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New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera.



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New York Times, United States - 43 minutes ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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Lakeland Ledger, FL - 1 hour ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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Blogger News Network - 22 minutes ago
Some are bothered by the Wikipedia on-line source of information on most anything -- particularly that anyone can contribute to editing particular entrees. ...

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CNET News.com, CA - 11 minutes ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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Credibility involves a combination of freedom and oversight.



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Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 36 minutes ago
Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Unless you want to edit the entries on Albert Einstein, human rights in China or Christina Aguilera ...

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The Observer, UK - 19 minutes ago
The answer is that the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has deemed that they are part of a growing number of subjects in need of protection from cyber vandals. ...

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What links George W Bush, Christina Aguilera, Adolf Hitler, sex - and, from last Friday, Tony Blair? The answer is that the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has deemed that they are part of a growing number of subjects in need of protection from cyber vandals.

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Washington Times, DC - 31 minutes ago
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is no longer as freewheeling as it once was, protecting some subjects from sometimes contentious editing. ...

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Technology: Online encyclopedia deems that Bush, Hitler and Blair are in need of protection from cyber vandals.

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Political Gateway, FL - 1 hour ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 17 (UPI) -- The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is no longer as freewheeling as it once was, protecting some subjects from sometimes ...

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 17 (UPI) -- The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is no longer as freewheeling as it once was, protecting some subjects from sometimes contentious editing.

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Guardian Unlimited, UK - 22 minutes ago
The answer is that the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has deemed that they are part of a growing number of subjects in need of protection from cyber vandals. ...

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Slashdot - 1 hour ago
prostoalex writes "New York Times Technology section this weekend is running an extensive article on Wikipedia and recent changes to the editorial policy. ...

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prostoalex writes "New York Times Technology section this weekend is running an extensive article on Wikipedia and recent changes to the editorial policy. Due to high level of partisan involvement some political topics like George Bush, Tony Blair and Opus Dei are currently either protected (editorials are allowed only to a selected group of Wikipedia members) or semi-protected (anyone who has

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TechWhack, India - 1 hour ago
After getting involved into several controversies related to the accuracy of its content, Wikipedia is now censoring certain articles from editing by regular ...

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Those measures can put some entries outside of the "anyone can edit" realm. The list changes rapidly, but as of yesterday, the entries for Einstein and Ms.



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prostoalex writes "New York Times Technology section this weekend is running an extensive article on Wikipedia and recent changes to the editorial policy. ...

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DailyIndia.com, NY - 5 hours ago
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Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 8 minutes ago
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Playfuls.com, Romania - 7 minutes ago
by Playfuls Team. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is no longer as freewheeling as it once was, protecting some subjects from sometimes contentious editing. ...

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iTWire, Australia - 1 hour ago
A supposed tightening of editorial control at Wikipedia has the pundits all saying "I told you so" but in reality editing responsibility remains very much with ...

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A supposed tightening of editorial control at Wikipedia has the pundits all saying "I told you so" but in reality editing responsibility remains very much with ...

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Moneycontrol Tech Blog, India - 11 minutes ago
Wikipedia has made its ‘Anyone can edit’ feature more exclusive, by refashioning it to give volunteer administrators the authority to exercise editorial ...

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Web User, UK - 42 minutes ago
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has changed its 'anyone can edit' policy to help stop vandalism of certain entries. Wikipedia articles ...

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Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has changed its 'anyone can edit' policy to help stop vandalism of certain entries. Wikipedia articles are now listed in three categories: Protected articles, semi-protected articles and free edit articles.

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Wikipedia's wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who wants to contribute and add to any of the information. That is, almost anyone, and almost any of Wikipedia's information.

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TechNewsWorld, CA - 47 minutes ago
... Wikipedia's wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who ...

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Wikipedia's wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who wants to contribute and add to any of the information.

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prostoalex writes "New York Times Technology section this weekend is running an extensive article on Wikipedia and recent changes to the editorial policy. Due to high level of partisan involvement some political topics like George Bush, Tony Blair and Opus Dei are currently either protected (editorials are allowed only to a selected group of Wikipedia members) or semi-protected (anyone who has

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"Early this year, amid heightened publicity about false information on the site, the community decided to introduce semi-protection of some articles," The New York Times reports about Wikipedia....

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NewsFactor Network, CA - 12 minutes ago
Wikipedia, famous for being an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, has discovered that handing editorial control to its users has certain drawbacks. ...