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Apr 4, 2008 | 10:53 PM

#16

parks911

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but what is a Wikipedia?

Apr 4, 2008 | 11:33 PM

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SteveBricks

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Originally Posted by parks911

but what is a Wikipedia?

Now I see what KT was talking about

Apr 5, 2008 | 12:03 AM

#18

parks911

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Originally Posted by SteveBricks

Now I see what KT was talking about

Don't listen to King Triton!! He suffers from schizophrenia.

Rumor has it is that the Texas heat has begun melting his brain masses. As a result certain areas of his memory do not work anymore. Plus he has to take a Viagra pill every morning just to use the little boys room.....

*Just don't search for threads started by me... KT may be proved right*

Apr 5, 2008 | 01:03 AM

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Secret Agent 069

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From: North Van BC, Canada. EH!

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Originally Posted by parks911

but what is a Wikipedia?

Wikipedia (pronunciation

) is a free,[4] multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its name is a blend of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites) and encyclopedia. Launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger,[5] it is the largest, fastest-growing and most popular general reference work currently available on the Internet.[6][7]
As of March 2008, Wikipedia has over 10 million articles in 253 languages, comprising a combined total of over 1.74 billion words for all Wikipedias[citation needed]. The English Wikipedia edition passed the 2,000,000 article mark on September 9, 2007, and as of April 4, 2008 it had over 2,318,000 articles consisting of over 1,002,000,000 words.[2] Wikipedia's articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and nearly all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet. Having steadily risen in popularity since its inception,[1] it currently ranks among the top ten most-visited websites worldwide.[8]
Critics target its systematic bias and inconsistencies,[9] and for favoring consensus over credentials in its editorial process.[10] As a result, contemporary popular icons with relatively low overall significance (TV hosts, pop singers etc.) are often more prominently featured than historical figures with high global importance. Wikipedia's reliability and accuracy is also an issue.[11] Other criticisms are centered on its susceptibility to vandalism and the addition of spurious or unverified information.[12] Scholarly work suggests that vandalism is generally short-lived.[13][14]
In addition to being an encyclopedic reference, Wikipedia has received major media attention as an online source of breaking news as it is constantly updated.[15][16] When Time Magazine recognized "You" as its Person of the Year 2006, praising the accelerating success of on-line collaboration and interaction by millions of users around the world, Wikipedia was the first particular "Web 2.0" service mentioned, followed by YouTube and MySpace.[17]