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Dolphine Hassan

A false Wikipedia 'biography' - 3 views

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    "While working at The Testicular cancer fund, Seigenthaler took courses in literature at Peabody College, now part of Vanderbilt University. He also attended the American Press Institute for Restials at Columbia University." John Seigenthaler wrote about Wikipedia in a A false Wikipedia 'biography' by John Seigenthaler USA Today op-ed on November 30, 2005.This is a more detailed version of the same piece.
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    article is too long,,next time get a short one
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    I think that this article showed why free speech is important, however wikipedia isn't the place for opinion, it is the place for facts backed up by the primary sources
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    Many people say he killed President Kennedy but actually... he didn't. He killed his wife."
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    This is a great example of why free speech is important, however wikipedia is not the place for opinion it is the place for facts backed up by primary sources
yohannes R. lamontagne

Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Murder of Andre Marshall - 3 views

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    The murder of Andre Marshall is an unsolved case in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA in 2005. In the early morning hours of September 18, 2005, a motorist passing the intersection of Bridgeport's East Avenue and Poplar Street spotted a strange object suspended from the intersection's power and traffic pole.
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    bro we where just saying how unreliable wikiped is
dayna_lloyd_123

How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit - 0 views

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    T. Mills Kelly encourages his students to deceive thousands of people on the Web. This has angered many, but the experiment helps reveal the shifting nature of the truth on the Internet.
mcorbishley

USATODAY.com - A false Wikipedia 'biography' - 10 views

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    A false Wikipedia 'biography' "John Seigenthaler Sr. was the assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy in the early 1960's. For a brief time, he was thought to have been directly involved in the Kennedy assassinations of both John, and his brother, Bobby. Nothing was ever proven."
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    I think that this is a prime reason why people should always check the sources that are listed on wikipedia pages and cross reference what they see on user generated sites.
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    i think that wikipedia shouldnt be used as a web page help to some people because it would get them real confused.
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    I consider this to be a cardinal example of how no one should trust the internet on face value alone, instead any user should remain sound in the knowledge that it is a phantasmagorical array of deciets and fabrications spun and weaved to create that which is known as the world wide web.
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    I think this clearly shows why people wouldnt just use wikipedia for research, they should also find another source of information. Also at the end of the article the ripped pillow was a good metaphor for wikipedia in my opinion.
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    i think that it was wrong for the guy to have used wikipedia because there is no evidance that any thing on that site is true.
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    I think this is interesting and I dont know why people would post false facts just to look smart. People should check there sources or result to a book which has more legitament information.
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    i think it he shouldnt have used wikipedia because anyone can write anything on wikipedia
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    this is another reason that people should use Wikipedia but is not right what they write about people.
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    i think this article shows why people should not use it , other people post some silly information so wiki is not a reliable source.
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    I Agree With Nicholas Some People Think Wikipedia Is Always Telling The Truth But It Is Not Telling The Truth It Is Just All Lies They Are Doing It To Look Smart In front Of There Mates.
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    the guy who was talking about john seigenthaler sr. saying something that he never did is not right and is not right to make up something people haven't done.
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    this a prime example of people with bad intentions trying to use the web to put our impression of down public figures,as if its not low enough. but any how u shoud cross reference every thing u find on wikipedia
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    I think people should check different sources before just looking at one and realize that anyone can put any thing on it and use a book and would be lot reliable
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    i found it to teach a valuabul lesson on why you can not trust every thing you read on the internet i will certenly think about what i believe when i read it on the internet not everything on their is true.it has changed my view on information i read on the internet.
josh smith

This has been cross referenced - 1 views

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    see i cross references my stuf
Graham Jewell

The Downside of User-generated Content - 5 views

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    I think part of the problem is that Yelp has an algorithm that removes posts it thinks are spamming or otherwise malicious, but it doesn't really explain that very well when it happens.
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    This shows that there are more companies better than wikipedia
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    I think part of the problem is that Yelp has an algorithm that removes posts it thinks are spamming or otherwise malicious, but it doesn't really explain that very well when it happens.
kris_buczkowski

The Unreliable Source - 4 views

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    Hartosh Singh Bal turned from the difficulty of doing mathematics to the ease of writing on politics. Unlike mathematics all this requires is being less wrong than most others who dwell on the subject. He is the Political Editor of Open.
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    so our suspicion is unfolding to be correct gradually. Media is trying hard to create an impression as if Sonia wanted the ministers to resign earlier, but Mr. Manmohan Singh resisted. The reality is, it's all drama just to show Sonia Gandhi a holy cow, so that an impression can be created that Sonia and Rahul are not responsible for huge corruption by UPA.
nugent_35

Supposed assasin of Julia Cesar - 5 views

It makes you wonder if everything we take for being legitimate is really true.

Oliver Clark

Is 'go away' the best response to complaints about user-generated content? - 4 views

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    Courts have said companies that say they will remove content, but then don't, may be liable for damages Computerworld - Web sites that allow user-generated content (UGC) and third-party advertising are generally immune, under the law, from liability if that third-party information turns out to be harmful.
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    I think this clearly outlines some of the problems with the law regarding to user generated websites.
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    this shows things about the law
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    I agree with Graham
abdik_40

Why Science Tells Us Not to Rely on Eyewitness Accounts - 0 views

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    Eyewitness testimony is fickle and, all too often, shockingly inaccurate IN 1984 KIRK BLOODSWORTH was convicted of the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl and sentenced to the gas chamber-an outcome that rested largely on the testimony of five eyewitnesses. After Bloodsworth served nine years in prison, DNA testing proved him to be innocent.
nugent_35

Anything Is Bloggable - 4 views

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    A False Wikipedia Biography In the article "A False Wikipedia Biography", written by John Seigenthaler, the author tells the story of how the online database, Wikipedia, depicted his life in a horribly wrong manner. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that is used by "millions" of people every day (Seigenthaler).
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    WOW real good facts
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    yes i would have to agree with dolphine hassan because there are really good facts
mcorbishley

User generated websites - 4 views

Find examples of user generated websites and also stories of where information provided on these sites might have been unreliable and caused a problem.

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