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Lutz Heilmann a sleaze? German Wikipedia online again at .de domain, and thousands are reading the evil article
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
In a victory for free speech, the German-language Wikipedia is back online despite a far-left pol’s claim that it defames him.
Here’s the fun part. Spurred on by the fuss, more people than ever have now read the evil article about Lutz Heilmann—and the German edition is finding new donors. German version here.
Related: New York Times item and earlier TeleRead mention of the controversy (at end of post).
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Wikipedia’s quick updates
Monday, November 10th, 2008Wikipedia is almost like a wire service these days, with near-instant updates reflecting such events as election results. Excerpt from New York Times:
True to Wikipedia’s belief in transparency, while the editing is taking place there are public discussions over wording and what facts to include that can be read in all their tedious detail. Many pixels have been already been used to discuss whether Mr. Obama is technically the president-elect, even before the Electoral College has voted. You’ll see in the article that the consensus is that he is.
Imagine a time when instant updates might be routine in the world of nonfiction e-books. Positives? Yes. But will people be easily able to see older versions, just as they can use Wikipedia’s history feature?
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