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| Wikia, Inc. is often known as the "commercial spinoff" of Wikipedia, as it was co-founded by the co-founder of Wikipedia, and Wikipedia's non-profit board of trustees was once 60% stocked with Wikia, Inc... (alternate [http://archive.is/cOIOO link]) | | Wikia, Inc. is often known as the "commercial spinoff" of Wikipedia, as it was co-founded by the co-founder of Wikipedia, and Wikipedia's non-profit board of trustees was once 60% stocked with Wikia, Inc... (alternate [http://archive.is/cOIOO link]) |
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− | * | + | * '''[http://archive.is/IKX56 Wikipedia wonders if halibut are highly regarded]''' - October 4, 2010 |
| + | ''If you take a look at how Wikipedia's article about halibut appears today, you'll find in the article's lede section:Halibut live in both the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans and are...'' |
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| + | * '''[http://archive.is/cgdtS Jimmy Wales rattles the tin cup]''' - October 8, 2010 |
| + | ''In what has become an annual tradition in the latter part of the year, the folks who run Wikipedia have launched their fundraising appeal. Typically, they beg for money from site visitors for about a month, then they pull...'' |
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| + | * '''[http://archive.is/O9pXT Wikimedia Foundation wires biased study of donors]''' - October 9, 2010 |
| + | ''The Wikimedia Foundation that governs Wikipedia has released the results of a survey directed at past donors (of less than $1,000) to the non-profit organization. The report draws the usual conclusions:Three-quarters of respondents are male...'' |
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| + | * '''[http://archive.is/YeDZM Wikipedia doesn't follow baseball]''' - October 16, 2010 |
| + | ''Over the past week, the national news media -- including National Public Radio, MLB.com, FOX Sports, Chicago Sun-Times, United Press International, and ESPN -- have focused stories on former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mike Remlinger. While you may not have...'' |
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| + | * '''[http://archive.is/2BJ14 Wikimedia Foundation director admits to sweetheart contract]''' - October 18, 2010 |
| + | ''As reported about a week ago, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) that runs the Wikipedia encyclopedia has been embroiled in controversy about how it handles contracts with outside vendors. In the most recent case, a market research study of nearly...'' (alternate [http://archive.is/z5bs6 link]) |