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> Wikipedia's “Macaca” Entry — Read It With Rubber Gloves
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post Tue 26th April 2011, 11:03am
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Wikipedia's “Macaca” entry : Read it with care

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The user-generated encyclopedia makes George Allen's faux pas seem more clear-cut than it really was. A monkey-specter taunts George Allen. When the former Virginia senator …
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post Tue 26th April 2011, 12:39pm
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Wikipedia was still on the cusp of widespread credibility in 2006. In 2011, it's an authoritative source for most subjects. I still think its contributors are too territorial, driving away less devoted editors with different perspectives, but by and large its information is accurate.
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