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post Tue 27th September 2011, 11:14pm
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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Wales says no to outing [b]Wikipedia users on Facebook[/b]
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Wikipedia is not planning to link into the new Facebook Open Graph, network co-founder James Whale says, since it is “slightly weird and creepy.” In an interview with the Huffington Post, Wales said that the site isn't interested in signing up for ...

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post Wed 28th September 2011, 2:17am
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QUOTE(Newsfeed @ Tue 27th September 2011, 4:14pm) *

Wikipedia is not planning to link into the new Facebook Open Graph, network co-founder James Whale says

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post Wed 28th September 2011, 4:55am
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I emailed the author.

Of course he's not going to do that: one, it might reveal HIS activity to the world, which is (of course) not to be had at all. And two, why should he help a competing social network for free? If Facebook wants that data, they can PAY for it.
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post Wed 28th September 2011, 8:56am
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Would anyone like to see my list of Wikipedioids who outed themselves on Facebook?......... tongue.gif
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post Wed 28th September 2011, 2:17pm
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To be fair, he is right when he says it's “slightly weird and creepy."
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post Wed 28th September 2011, 3:02pm
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