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| − | This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.
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| − | '''Fausto Veranzio''' (''or'' Faust Vrancic) is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits extreme [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio was a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice'' in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage. He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.
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| − | {{Cquote| ... ''was a polymath and bishop from Croatia'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> (3rd of October 2010)}} It '''must''' be stated that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia, because Croatia as a sovereign state did '''not exist''' for at least three hundred years after his time.
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| − | This is using Wikipedia for blatant Nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact.
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| − | == Francesco Patrizi ==
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| − | The case of '''Francesco Patrizi''', the Venetian philosopher, is a fine illustration of the nationalistic warfare that infests Wikipedia, and the inaccuracy and distortion and bias that follows as a result.
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| − | {{Cquote|'''Quote''' by Ocham-London, United Kingdom:''The problem becomes particularly acute in a place like [[Wikipedia]], where the only intellectual interest - that is to say, no intellectual interest at all - lies simply in a nationalistic dispute, in this case between [[Italy|Italians]] and Croatians.''}}
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| − | *[http://ocham.blogspot.com/2010/07/francesco-patrizi.html BEYOND NECESSITY-Francesco Patrizi'' link'']
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| − | *[[Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View#History|The Wikipedia Point of View]]
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| − | *[[Directory:The Wikipedia Point of View/Activists|The Wikipedia Point of View/Activists]]
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| − | *[[Worst of Wikipedia]]
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| − | *[[Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia]]
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