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It Looks Like the Highland Park Shooter Tried Repeatedly to Create His Own Wikipedia Page
There is at least strong circumstantial evidence that Crimo himself or someone close to him was trying to boost his profile with the site.
Stephen Harrison
Jul 7
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Inside Wikipedia’s Historic, Fiercely Contested “Election”
Wikipedia desperately needs more unpaid volunteer administrators. But who would want to go through this experience?
Stephen Harrison
Jun 16
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The Controversy Brewing on Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Page
So far, editors have reverted the many attempts to replace all references to “Tesla CEO” with “Tesla Technoking” on Musk’s Wikipedia page.
Stephen Harrison
May 3
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St. Patrick's Wikipedia Page is Surprisingly Good
Here's why.
Stephen Harrison
Mar 17
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On TikTok, Philosophy Is Getting Edgy … Or At Least Concise
“If philosophers don’t make their stuff accessible, we’re going to die as a discipline.”
Stephen Harrison
Mar 15
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How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia
“Editing Wikipedia from a bomb shelter is difficult.”
Stephen Harrison
Mar 1
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Has Godwin’s Law Been Disproven?
New research calls the law into question—but also what it is for.
Stephen Harrison
Jan 24
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Jimmy Wales is Auctioning the "Birth of Wikipedia" as an NFT
And some Wikipedians are upset.
Stephen Harrison
Dec 9, 2021
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Jimmy Wales is Auctioning the "Birth of Wikipedia" as an NFT
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Why Wikipedia Banned Several Chinese Admins
The recent ban of admins is the latest example of a political values clash between the Wikipedia community and mainland China.
Oct 26, 2021
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New Story: How Wikipedia Grew Up With The War on Terror
One week before Sept. 11, a tech publication wrote that Wikipedia “will probably never dethrone Britannica.”
Stephen Harrison
Sep 10, 2021
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New Story: Wikipedia is Trying to Transcend Human Language
Wikipedia has 323 language editions. A new project wants to use technology to standardize them.
Stephen Harrison
Sep 1, 2021
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How to Use Wikipedia When You’re Watching the Olympics
What you need to know if you plan to use Wikipedia’s information as a second screen (like we all will).
Stephen Harrison
Jul 26, 2021
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