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Help create an Internet museum for video game consoles

If you've ever looked at the Wikipedia pages for a video game console, you have no doubt laid eyes on the of photographer Evan Amos.

On Oct 9, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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How pro-fascist ideologues are rewriting Croatia’s history

Whoever controls Wikipedia controls history.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Are plastic surgeons nip/tucking ads into high-profile Wikipedia articles?

Plastic surgeons are using Wikipedia, and guess which articles they're changing.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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How Wikimedia Commons became a massive amateur porn hub

Exhibitionists have used the Commons as their personal playground, turning the repository into a sprawling junkyard of disturbing photos and videos. 

On Jun 25, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia just got a lot more social

This little notification button is a very big deal on Wikipedia.

On Apr 30, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Intelligence agency threatens Wikipedia admin with prison time

France's Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence found something it didn't like in a Wikipedia article, so it threatened a volunteer with jail time unless he deleted it.

On Apr 8, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia editors accuse professor of administering plagiarism

The University of Toronto's Steve Joordens sent his 1,700 students to work editing psychology articles on the user-edited encyclopedia.

On Apr 4, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

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Sue Gardner, who oversaw Wikipedia’s rise, is leaving

Gardner took the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia from a tiny group working out of a shopping center in St. Petersburg, Fla., to a fundraising behemoth with nearly $50 million in assets.

On Mar 28, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Wikimedia’s 12 best photos take you to the ends of the Earth

Every one of these visual stunners is licensed under Creative Commons.

On Feb 28, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Wikivoyage, Wikimedia’s official travel guide, launches today

After months of lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, Wikivoyage, the official travel site of Wikimedia, has finally opened its doors to the public. 

On Jan 15, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Did Vonage attempt to whitewash its Wikipedia page?

Representatives of the company apparently chopped out unfavorable information from its Wikipedia page.

On Oct 9, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikipedia parent launches ethics probe into influence peddling scandal

The Wikimedia Foundation is investigating whether a trustee abused Wikipedia's front page to promote his clients.

On Oct 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikimedia announces travel site, launches countersuit against competitor

Wikimedia hopes to launch nonprofit travel site much to the chagrin of its for-profit competitor. 

On Sep 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Wikimedia U.K. chairman resigns amid pornography controversy

Van Haeften had been accused of harassing users who’d questioned the role of explicit material on Wikipedia

On Aug 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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The mass rebellion that inspired Wikipedia’s new travel guide

Feeling overshadowed by parent company Internet Brand’s bottom line, admins from Wikitravel are leaving en masse to help launch Wikipedia’s new rival site. 

On Jul 18, 2012 by Kevin Morris