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gomi
Mon 21st May 2007, 8:26pm
From New Scientist magazine: Bruce Herr and Todd Holloway of Indiana University have created a visualization of conflict in Wikipedia.

There are many unanswered questions about methodology, but here is their conclusion:

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Top 20 Most Hotly Revised Articles

* Jesus
* Adolf Hitler
* October 2003
* Nintendo revolution
* Hurricane Katrina
* India
* RuneScape
* Anarchism
* Britney Spears
* PlayStation 3
* Saddam Hussein
* Japan
* Albert Einstein
* 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
* New York City
* Germany
* Muhammid
* Pope Benedict XVI
* Ronald Regan
* Hinduism



GlassBeadGame
Mon 21st May 2007, 8:37pm
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Updating the image in real time would allow Wikipedia's administrators to spot where arguments are taking place, Herr suggests
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This would also permit admins, cabalists and owners to play the WP version of "Where's Waldo" usually referred to as "Where's Merkey."
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