Content tagged with “wikipedia” under “The Interesting List”

“ A study examined the paths created by consistently following the first link in a Wikipedia article. Ninety-five percent (95%) of them eventually led to the page on Philosophy. ”

“ A group of Wikipedia editors broke off, and the reasons why give an interesting look into how Wikipedia works, and how different people and subjects can come into conflict. ”

“ A woman was troubled by the subtle tone of Wikipedia articles about certain aspects of Nazi history. She embarked on an epic and controversial editing spree. ”

“ A screencast history of the Wikipedia page for the heavy metal umlaut which traces how the page was developed and changed over time. ”

“ For 15 years, there was a Wikipedia page about a fake concentration camp. The page is gone, but information taken from it is littered all around the internet. ”