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| ==Biased Usage of Wikipedia == | | ==Biased Usage of Wikipedia == |
| [[File:Jimbo in Vogue.jpg|thumb|right|295px| How can [[Wikipedia]] and Jimmy Wales the co-founder (above) benefit from such a politically biased article?]] | | [[File:Jimbo in Vogue.jpg|thumb|right|295px| How can [[Wikipedia]] and Jimmy Wales the co-founder (above) benefit from such a politically biased article?]] |
− | The usage of [[Wikipedia]] as a tool for promoting this type of propaganda is second only to Google itself. This exposes a major flaw in Wikipedia which is that a group of editors ''can learn to work the system so they can promote their own point of view'', so that the article will become a stated Wiki fact, and itself a piece of history. | + | The usage of [[Wikipedia]] as a tool for promoting this type of propaganda is second only to Google itself. This exposes a major flaw in Wikipedia which is that a group of editors (or organisations) can learn to work the system so they can '''promote''' their own point of view, so that the article will become a stated Wiki fact, and itself a piece of history. |
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| Where are the '''ethical''' and moral issues involved in creating a feel good story about Dictator Josip Broz Tito. Why is Wikipedia supporting a biased dated view of a regime that was responsible for executing mass murders, arrests and torture? Is Wikipedia taking on a darker tone? | | Where are the '''ethical''' and moral issues involved in creating a feel good story about Dictator Josip Broz Tito. Why is Wikipedia supporting a biased dated view of a regime that was responsible for executing mass murders, arrests and torture? Is Wikipedia taking on a darker tone? |