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post Fri 7th December 2007, 8:09am
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When you take away democracy from Wikipedia, you take away credibility
Cnet Asia, CA -48 minutes ago
I may be behind on this, but the Register has started to report a lot about Wikipedia and they're not good news. Now I really don't know how accurate the ...


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post Fri 7th December 2007, 8:21am
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This piece is worth reading, because it reveals how neutral observers are weighing the evidence in the wake of recent articles such as those in the UK Register and UK Guardian.

Notice that the writer's highest value is accuracy.

And notice that accuracy is what drives credibility.

I consider accuracy in media to be one of my own primary objectives.
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post Fri 7th December 2007, 3:38pm
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After a trecherous sign-up process on Cnet Asia, I made a comment on the author's article post. We have to keep supporting those who are finally seeing the light. If we bolster their beliefs, they will help to spread the gospel to more and more people than Wikipedia Review alone could ever reach.

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