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Wikipedia meets $6 million fundraising goal

Technology Jan. 03, 2009 - 05:58AM JST ( 12 )

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rajakumarJan. 03, 2009 - 05:00PM JST

Wikipedia should allow certain adverts on their websites,they can easily earn more than 6 million.
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xpompey8Jan. 03, 2009 - 05:31PM JST

I wonder what's the value of the site considering Facebook is in the billions.
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SamuraiikiJan. 03, 2009 - 05:54PM JST

Good website. This is where I learned about the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and massacre of Koreans, Chinese and Okinawans.
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ThenewfrontJan. 03, 2009 - 06:57PM JST

Samuraiiki: Yeah, nice link. I always like trying new things. I have a high tolerance and never seem to go out of my mind, so to speak.

I use Wiki quite a lot, mainly for researching aboit people i am interested in. The Japanese one is crap, pure text book Japanese style muck!!
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NinjazillaJan. 03, 2009 - 09:23PM JST

when I was stuck in a boring office job, researching randome stuff on wikipedia really helped me keep my sanity
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NinefingersJan. 05, 2009 - 08:41AM JST

My problem with Wikipedia is the mistakes.
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SargeJan. 05, 2009 - 08:50AM JST

"My problem with Wikipedia is the mistakes"

What! There are mistakes in Wikipedia?! You mean my knowledge of the world is flawed?!
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bobcatfishJan. 05, 2009 - 09:02AM JST

I seem to remember a study that found wikipedia as accurate as paper-based encyclopedias.
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UltradudeJan. 05, 2009 - 09:04AM JST

You are getting 100x the info of a traditional encyclopedia with 90 percent of the accuracy, a decent trade-off as long as everyone remembers it. Basically, it is a great place to begin a search for answers on a topic but certainly not the only or most authoritative.
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ebisenJan. 07, 2009 - 11:13AM JST

rajkumar - ummmm NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! No advertisement, no way, never. It should stay exactly as it currently it - the only way of ensuring complete accuracy without cluttering the display with useless information.