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Wikipedia Reaches Half a Million Articles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everything-knockoffs dept.

Faraaz Damji (frazzydee) writes "The English Wikipedia has reached 500,000 full-length articles. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia collaboratively edited by thousands of users worldwide, and the article count has been increasing every day. Thanks to all the users who make it happen, especially the ones who put in hours every day writing to make this invaluable resource that we all love."

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  1. thanks?! what thanks.. by flumps · · Score: 3, Funny

    All special users link not working....

    Guess they weren't all that special eh.

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    "So there he is, risen from the dead. Like that fella, E. T." - Father Ted Crilly
  2. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    192,584 of those are related to David Hasselhoff, of which 29,219 are related to Knight Rider.

    1. Re:But... by mav[LAG] · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you're the creative genius behind these customer reviews then thanks for much laughter over the years.

      From the Amazon page:

      * 2 people recommended Love Songs of the Tone-Deaf in addition to Looking For-Best of David Hasselhoff [IMPORT]
      * 2 people recommended Viral Diarrheas of Man and Animals instead of Looking For-Best of David Hasselhoff [IMPORT]

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      --- Hot Shot City is particularly good.
  3. pbranes (565105) Social Security Number by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Wikipedia is a living example of how information demands to be free. "

    SSN#:
    LET ME OUT! I CAN'T BREATH!

  4. Re:You must be kidding, right? by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I thought I had met every single last closed-minded person when I went to university, but I was wrong. The remaining group went on to author 'articles' for Wikipedia.

    Some even became Anonymous Cowards on /.

  5. recursive by Sv-Manowar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's a wikipedia article involving slashdot. Karma_Whore
    Some info on what Karma Whore's goals are. Karma Whore has three stated purposes: to post information about a topic that everyone already knows; to link to wikipedia, because wikipedia pwns

    Oh damn, now I'm in a loop

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    Business Voyeur
  6. Britannica by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    But how can this Wikipedia thing exist if it is not listed in Encyclopedia Britannica, which, since its authors say is better, must surely be the authoritative guide to everything?