Can German engineering fix Wikipedia?
ZDNet - 17 minutes ago
An experimental feature planned for the German version of Wikipedia could eventually improve the quality of editing for the online encyclopedia and open its ...

An experiment planned for the country's version of the online encyclopedia could be a blueprint for improved accuracy.

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Can German engineering fix Wikipedia?
CNET News.com, CA - 49 minutes ago
An experimental feature planned for the German version of Wikipedia could eventually improve the quality of editing for the online encyclopedia and open its ...

GERMAN ENGINEERS have worked out a way of making the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia more accurate.

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Germans offer to fix Wikipedia
Inquirer, UK - 45 minutes ago
GERMAN ENGINEERS have worked out a way of making the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia more accurate. The experimental feature is planned ...

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An experimental feature planned for the German version of Wikipedia could eventually improve the quality of editing for the online encyclopedia and open its front page to public edits for the first time in years.In an interview with CNET News.com, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales sa …



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Quote of the day: A Wikipedia free of naughty bits
CNET News.com, CA - 24 minutes ago
In a story about a new feature being tested for the German version of Wikipedia that's designed to protect articles from being vandalized, founder Jimmy Wales ...

A new plan from some German engineers aims to prevent vandalism of Wikipedia articles. The secret ingredient: trust.

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Can the Germans fix Wikipedia?
Ars Technica, MA - 43 minutes ago
How bad things have things gotten at Wikipedia? It's common knowledge that the site suffers from hoaxsters, inaccurate information ...

Blog: In a story about a new feature being tested for the German version of Wikipedia that's designed to protect articles from being...

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TECH TALK ON THE WEB: Wikipedia Tests Quality Controls
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse), France - 46 minutes ago
Colbert Whips Wikipedia To Action Call it the backlash to Stephen Colbert's "Wikiality." Online encyclopedia Wikipedia is testing an experimental feature on ...

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told CNET in an interview that the Germans are coming—and they have a plan to save Wikipedia.



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German Wikipedia plans to stop vandals
Crave, UK - 35 minutes ago
An experimental feature planned for the German version of Wikipedia could eventually improve the quality of editing for the online encyclopedia and open its ...

As always, anyone will be able to make article edits. But it would take someone who has been around Wikipedia for some yet-to-be-determined period of time--and who, therefore, has passed a threshold of trustworthiness--to make the edits live on the public site.

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German Ingenuity, As Applied To Wikipedia
WebProNews, KY - 30 minutes ago
The German-language version of Wikipedia may see some changes in the very near future. A new editing system, designed to reduce ...

The Fix for Wikipedia?
RealTechNews, CA - 26 minutes ago
An experiment conceived by Germans will be tried on the German version of Wikipedia, this fix, if it works, could open up the front page for edits for the ...

As the Wikipedia considers changing its policy on who can edit entries, Bill Thompson wonders if this makes it a different thing.

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Wikipedia trialling new editing rules
Computeractive, UK - 20 minutes ago
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is to trial a new system in Germany in an attempt to cut down on inaccurate or malicious edits to articles. ...

Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is to trial a new system in Germany in an attempt to cut down on inaccurate or malicious edits to articles. Under the trial, changes will not be published immediately unless they have been made by a registered user of the site.

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Wikipedia taking on the vandals in Germany
PC Advisor, UK - 18 minutes ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...

( InfoWorld ) - When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different image: that of the evil emperor from "Star Wars." The prank lasted only a minute or so before someone fixed it, but it highlighted one of the chief problems faced by the online encyclopedia: How to remain open

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When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different image.

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Wikipedia to Fight Vandals in Germany
CIO, MA - 1 hour ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...

When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different image: that of the evil emperor from "Star Wars."

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Wikipedia to fight vandals in Germany
ITworld.com, MA - 44 minutes ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...

Wikipedia to fight vandals in Germany
Computerworld Australia, Australia - 32 minutes ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...

When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different image: that of the evil emperor from "Star Wars."

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Wikipedia to fight vandals in Germany
PC World Magazine, Australia - 1 hour ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...

Wikipedia to fight vandals in Germany
LinuxWorld.au, Australia - 2 hours ago
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as pope last year, some Internet users who logged onto Wikipedia to see what he looked like found a rather different ...