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Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the poor-choices dept.

Carnildo writes "Wired News reports that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has edited his own entry in the online encyclopedia at least 18 times, in violation of Wikipedia's policy on autobiography. Edits included removing phrases describing Larry Sanger as a co-founder of Wikipedia, and changing phrasing describing Bomis.com, another of Wales' sites, as a pornography site."

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  1. *Not* policy, just a guideline by idonthack · · Score: 5, Interesting
    OP:
    Wikipedia's policy on autobiography
    Wikipedia's page, linked to in that phrase:
    This page is considered a guideline on Wikipedia. It illustrates standards of conduct, which many editors agree with in principle. However, it is not policy.
    Emphasis mine, on both. Of course, on the same page is this:
    "It is a social faux pas to write about yourself," according to Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia's founder.
    Ooops.
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    PS - This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.
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    Why is it that when you believe something it's an opinion, but when I believe something it's a manifesto?
  2. It must be "beat up on Wikipedia week" by yppiz · · Score: 4, Interesting
    It seems like everyone is jumping on Wikipedia this week. Seriously, who's writing these talking points?

    --Pat

  3. He's not the only one getting caught by u2boy_nl · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Recently Adam Curry was caught changing the Wikipedia article about 'podcasting'. (You know, the amazing technology which allows you to download audio from the internet and then listen to it!!!!)

    Former MTV veejay and podcasting entrepreneur Adam Curry appears to have been caught anonymously editing the podcasting entry on Wikipedia to remove credit from other people and inflate his role in its creation.

    http://www.cadenhead.org/workbench/news/2818

  4. The latest attempt at silencing wikipedia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is just the latest FUD piece from a webzine attacking wikipedia. Many in the internet media have been attacking Wikipedia because it threatens the viability of their businesses. Despite millions of denizens' acceptence and support of wikipedia, legacy webzines continue to try and paint wikipedia as this evil rogue web venture hell bent on distorting truth. This is the sixth salvo from Wired this month alone ( http://search.wired.com/wnews/default.asp?query=wi kipedia ).