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post Wed 6th September 2006, 11:45pm
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I first met Jimbo Wales, the face of Wikipedia, when he came to speak at Stanford. Wales told us about Wikipedia's history, technology, and culture, but one thing he said stands out.



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post Fri 13th October 2006, 9:54pm
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If Jimmy Wales really believes this, he should hire a statistician.
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post Sat 14th October 2006, 9:55am
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QUOTE(guy @ Fri 13th October 2006, 10:54pm) *

If Jimmy Wales really believes this, he should hire a statistician.

Where's he going to find a statistician who'd fit in with the cabal? We're all sensible, reasonable people!
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post Sat 14th October 2006, 9:45pm
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QUOTE(Poetlister @ Sat 14th October 2006, 10:55am) *

We're all sensible, reasonable people!

Surely a statistician should allow a margin of error. biggrin.gif 95% of you are sensible, reasonable people.
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