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Britannica Takes Over the Wikimedia Foundation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unexpected-turn-of-events dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Encyclopaedia Britannica has initiated a "semi-hostile" takeover of Wikipedia. Wikipedia administrators, members of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees, Arbitration Committee members and several other cabalists will receive free access. However, their adminship powers will be stripped permanently."

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  1. Cmon slastdot by jetsfandb · · Score: 0, Troll

    The April Fools gags are getting less clever by the minute.

    FP

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