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Wikipedia editors revolt, vote no confidence in newest board member

Nearly 200 Wikipedia editors have taken the unprecedented step of calling for a member of the Wikimedia Foundation board of directors to be tossed out.

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arstechnica.com
Stringerbell3005d ago

Good for them they dont want to dirty their name with someone who engaged in that 'no poach' nonsense.

sonicwrecks3005d ago

You've got to have integrity for something like Wikipedia. Good for the editors for making an stand. They've certainly put the board in an awkward spot.

gizmig3004d ago

Good to see Wikipedia editors have a sense of responsibility towards the society and definitely they have stand out for a good cause.

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WT:Social Will Be An Alternative To Facebook, Twitter: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales anticipates that ‘WT:Social’ networking and the program will be set off as another substitute to Facebook and Twitter to share the news.

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techacrobat.com
masterfox1614d ago

hell yeah another service to compromise even more your personal information, seriously from IT Engineer please use your brain a bit before sending your information to another unknown company.

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20,000 Chinese writers will create their own Wikipedia competitor

"Our goal is not to catch up, but overtake."

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arstechnica.com
thorstein2543d ago

Make sure it only contains primary documents and it will be perfect. No need for the 20-30% of misinformation Wikipedia includes.

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Turkey blocks Wikipedia over an alleged 'smear campaign'

Turkey just escalated its bid to silence online dissent.

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