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Wikipedia cracks down on 'paid advocacy editing and sockpuppetry' - 13 views

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shared by Martha Hickson on 23 Oct 13 - No Cached

Martha Hickson on 23 Oct 13

Wikipedia has launched a new investigation of "non-neutral editing" on its website, blocking or banning more than 250 user accounts for a mixture of offences, including being paid to write Wikipedia articles promoting companies or products, and not disclosing conflicts of interest

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wikipedia has launched a new investigation of "non-neutral editing" on its website, blocking or banning more than 250 user accounts for a mixture of offences, including being paid to write Wikipedia articles promoting companies or products, and not disclosing conflicts of interest</div>

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How a Raccoon Became an Aardvark : The New Yorker - 21 views

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shared by Martha Hickson on 27 May 14 - No Cached

Martha Hickson on 27 May 14

"This kind of feedback loop-wherein an error that appears on Wikipedia then trickles to sources that Wikipedia considers authoritative, which are in turn used as evidence for the original falsehood-is a documented phenomenon."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This kind of feedback loop-wherein an error that appears on Wikipedia then trickles to sources that Wikipedia considers authoritative, which are in turn used as evidence for the original falsehood-is a documented phenomenon."</div>

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Wikipedia:Manual of Style (words to watch) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 14 views

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shared by Robin Cicchetti on 12 Aug 10 - Cached

Robin Cicchetti on 12 Aug 10

Wikipedia Manual of Style - words to watch for. Excellent treatment of language that can signal bias, racist content, editorializing and other linguistic flags.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wikipedia Manual of Style - words to watch for. Excellent treatment of language that can signal bias, racist content, editorializing and other linguistic flags.</div>

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http://info.easybib.com/hs-fs/hub/222136/file-333177433-pdf/ResearchReady_Wikipedia_eBo... - 13 views

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shared by Martha Hickson on 01 Apr 15 - No Cached

Martha Hickson on 01 Apr 15

EasyBib Wikipedia e-book

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Wikipediocracy - 15 views

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shared by Martha Hickson on 24 Mar 15 - No Cached

Martha Hickson on 24 Mar 15

"We exist to shine the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of Wikipedia and its related projects; to examine the corruption there, along with its structural flaws; and to inoculate the unsuspecting public against the torrent of misinformation, defamation, and general nonsense that issues forth from one of the world's most frequently visited websites, the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We exist to shine the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of Wikipedia and its related projects; to examine the corruption there, along with its structural flaws; and to inoculate the unsuspecting public against the torrent of misinformation, defamation, and general nonsense that issues forth from one of the world's most frequently visited websites, the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit.""</div>

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Martha Hickson on 24 Mar 15

"We exist to shine the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of Wikipedia and its related projects; to examine the corruption there, along with its structural flaws; and to inoculate the unsuspecting public against the torrent of misinformation, defamation, and general nonsense that issues forth from one of the world's most frequently visited websites, the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We exist to shine the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of Wikipedia and its related projects; to examine the corruption there, along with its structural flaws; and to inoculate the unsuspecting public against the torrent of misinformation, defamation, and general nonsense that issues forth from one of the world's most frequently visited websites, the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit.""</div>

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Wikipedia Is "Making the Grade" With More & More Academics - 1 views

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shared by Anthony Beal on 09 Jun 11 - No Cached

Anthony Beal on 09 Jun 11

Although Wikipedia has long been viewed with suspicion by many educators, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working hard to forge alliances with academia, to build a better reputation, but also to elicit strong content contribution for the collaborative online encyclopedia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Although Wikipedia has long been viewed with suspicion by many educators, the Wikimedia Foundation has been working hard to forge alliances with academia, to build a better reputation, but also to elicit strong content contribution for the collaborative online encyclopedia.</div>

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Wikipedia is Not Wicked!| The Committed Sardine - 9 views

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shared by Robin Cicchetti on 27 Sep 11 - No Cached

Robin Cicchetti on 27 Sep 11

Teaching Wikipedia. Great post from Gwyneth Ann Jones.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Teaching Wikipedia. Great post from Gwyneth Ann Jones.</div>

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Teaching Wikipedia At A Glance | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 16 views

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shared by Anthony Beal on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached

Anthony Beal on 09 Sep 11

Poster to teach some uses for Wikipedia in education

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Irish student hoaxes world's media with fake quote - 1 views

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shared by Ann Sperske on 12 May 09 - Cached

Ann Sperske on 12 May 09

When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news.</div>

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New e-book export feature enabled on Wikipedia - Wikimedia blog - 11 views

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Wikipedia ebook

shared by Anne Weaver on 01 Oct 12 - No Cached

Wikipedia and JSTOR partner - 12 views

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shared by Anne Weaver on 28 Dec 12 - No Cached

Changing view of Wikipedia - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog - 25 views

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shared by Jenny Odau on 29 Mar 12 - No Cached

When Wikipedia Won't Cut It: 25 Online Sources for Reliable, Researched Facts - College... - 65 views

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shared by jenibo on 20 Oct 13 - No Cached

jenibo on 20 Oct 13

"Although Wikipedia is a great place to find information, it's subject to incomplete citations, biased views, and inaccuracies. And when you absolutely have to have undisputable facts, that's just not good enough. Fortunately, there are plenty of alternatives out there that can deliver with high quality accuracy, and we've listed 25 of the best here."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Although Wikipedia is a great place to find information, it's subject to incomplete citations, biased views, and inaccuracies. And when you absolutely have to have undisputable facts, that's just not good enough. Fortunately, there are plenty of alternatives out there that can deliver with high quality accuracy, and we've listed 25 of the best here."</div>

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Karen Keighery on 31 Oct 13

this article written in 2008 is a bit old now and some of the 25 online sources mentioned no longer exist and are of questionable quality

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this article written in 2008 is a bit old now and some of the 25 online sources mentioned no longer exist and are of questionable quality</div>

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Wikipedia_Infographic.jpg (648×866) - 11 views

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shared by Martha Hickson on 01 Apr 15 - No Cached

Martha Hickson on 01 Apr 15

EasyBib wikipedia infographic

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The Wiki Game - 'Wikipedia Game' - Explore and race through Wikipedia! - 15 views

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25 Biggest Blunders in Wikipedia History | Best Colleges Online - 10 views

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shared by Cathy Oxley on 18 Jul 10 - Cached

The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely on Wikipedia - 19 views

www.findingdulcinea.com/...Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html

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shared by Cathy Oxley on 16 Jul 10 - Cached

Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface: NCSU Libraries - 7 views

www.lib.ncsu.edu/...wikipedia

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shared by Allison Burrell on 22 Nov 10 - Cached

Wikipedia for Educators - 0 views

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wikipedia compare review uses etechohio09

shared by Kathy Lawrence on 30 Jan 09 - Cached

Wikipedia is Not Evil - 12 views

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shared by Maryalice Kilbourne on 08 Sep 11 - No Cached

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