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Posted by: thekohser

I've never seen a more http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motivations_of_Wikipedia_contributors&oldid=481771017 in Wikipedia that (I think) fails WP:GNG. Just look at the lede:

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Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone.(wrong) The encyclopedia is maintained by volunteers who willingly edit and create articles with no monetary recompense.(wrong) Several studies have been done into(sic) the motivations of Wikipedia contributors, including a collaborative survey by the Wikimedia Foundation and Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT.[1]

Posted by: Emperor

QUOTE(thekohser @ Wed 14th March 2012, 9:11am) *

I've never seen a more http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motivations_of_Wikipedia_contributors&oldid=481771017 in Wikipedia that (I think) fails WP:GNG. Just look at the lede:

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Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone.(wrong) The encyclopedia is maintained by volunteers who willingly edit and create articles with no monetary recompense.(wrong) Several studies have been done into(sic) the motivations of Wikipedia contributors, including a collaborative survey by the Wikimedia Foundation and Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT.[1]



Wow. The mind wobbles.

Posted by: Guido den Broeder

Funny, I know quite a few people at UNU-MERIT.

Posted by: Shalom

QUOTE(Guido den Broeder @ Thu 15th March 2012, 8:44pm) *

Funny, I know quite a few people at UNU-MERIT.

It's been redirected to [[Community of Wikipedia]].