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post Tue 2nd November 2010, 7:18pm
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Yes, students, there's a world beyond [b]Wikipedia[/b]
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post Tue 2nd November 2010, 7:25pm
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This article is a nice thought, but it's formatted so atrociously, I doubt anyone is going to visit these alternate sites.
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post Tue 2nd November 2010, 8:22pm
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd November 2010, 3:25pm) *

This article is a nice thought, but it's formatted so atrociously, I doubt anyone is going to visit these alternate sites.


Well, http://www.watchknow.org/ which I got started is on the list, and we're getting some good traffic--a hell of a lot more than we're credited for by Alexa and Quantcast.
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post Tue 2nd November 2010, 11:29pm
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QUOTE(Larry Sanger @ Tue 2nd November 2010, 4:22pm) *

QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd November 2010, 3:25pm) *

This article is a nice thought, but it's formatted so atrociously, I doubt anyone is going to visit these alternate sites.


Well, http://www.watchknow.org/ which I got started is on the list, and we're getting some good traffic--a hell of a lot more than we're credited for by Alexa and Quantcast.

Hate to tell ya Larry, but searching that site is a miserable experience.
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QUOTE(SB_Johnny @ Tue 2nd November 2010, 11:29pm) *

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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd November 2010, 3:25pm) *

This article is a nice thought, but it's formatted so atrociously, I doubt anyone is going to visit these alternate sites.

Well, http://www.watchknow.org/ which I got started is on the list, and we're getting some good traffic--a hell of a lot more than we're credited for by Alexa and Quantcast.

Hate to tell ya Larry, but searching that site is a miserable experience.

The formatting of Larry's new site is also suspect.

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Newsfeed   Yes, students, there's a world beyond Wikipedia - Chicago Tribune   Tue 2nd November 2010, 7:18pm
SB_Johnny   This article is a nice thought, but it's for...   Tue 2nd November 2010, 11:29pm
Larry Sanger   The formatting problem was very temporary. Happen...   Thu 4th November 2010, 4:14pm
thekohser   Second Life, Facebook, and Twitter are also on the...   Wed 3rd November 2010, 2:27am

 

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