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Acquittal of German Wikipedia

Posted by Zonk on from the encyclopedia-of-everything-keeps-keeping-on dept.

Rock-n-Rolf writes "In a previous story Slashdot reported that the German Wikipedia was threatened with injunction. The court has now ruled, as reported in German magazine Spiegel, and Wikipedia is likely to remain online (Babelfish translation). The dispute was about Wikipedia publishing the real name of a dead hacker in an article, and the parents objected to this."

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  1. How did the parents know... by LeddRokkenstud · · Score: 0, Interesting

    about Wikipedia? Did they go on it and just search for their dead son's name, and magically found it?

  2. Tasaday were real! by Hao+Wu · · Score: 1, Interesting
    Did you know that the Tasaday were a real tribe in the Philippines - and not a hoax? Wikipedia says so.

    If Wikipedia has proven anything, it's that all of recorded history has been politicized. An illusion of objectivity is the ultimate goal that humans work toward - not truth.

    Think of the sinister implications... particularly with a country like Germany and their past.

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    I suggest you read Slashdot