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Wikipedia is an online multilingual encyclopedia project launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.

It has over 10 million articles, about a quarter of which are in English and all of which have been written collaboratively by volunteers from all over the Internet. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone, and users collectively police the quality of the content based on a set of consensual rules. The process of editing by consensus can sometimes lead to bias, inconsistency or homogenization of content.

It is currently the largest and most popular general reference resource on the Internet.

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• November 23 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 563
  On November 23: 1644   Areopagitica , a pamphlet decrying censorship , and written by John Milton was published. 1859 Billy The Kid , American outlaw, was born. 1869  the clipper Cutty Sark was launched – one of the last clippers ever to be built, and the only one still surviving. ...
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• Kris Allen & Adam Lambert On The Cover Image of Billboard

  
  Sponkit Celebrity Blog — Authority: 492
  “American Idol” stars Kris Allen and Adam Lambert became the cover image of Billboard for its latest issue. Kris opened up on his new album, upcoming tour and what he learned from Wikipedia if he is going to collaborate with someone he is not familiar with. He dished that his inspiration for “Red Guitar” ...
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• hitler gets banned from wikipedia.flv

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 168
  Hitler gets banned from Wikipedia. The original by AlbertHallProds. I was sad that this got removed. So I’m bringing it back. For as long as it remains.
  12 hours ago

• (Not) Gettin Paid: WEC 44 Salaries

  
  The 3rd String Safety — Authority: 438
  This is still so bad. We just heard about the possible merger of the UFC and WEC being put on hold due to a brand spanking new deal from the Versus network, yet the brand new featherweight champ is making just $36,000. That’s after he got a knockout of the night bonus in addition to his win bonus. Image via ...
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• Five Unveild Weird-do’s That You Can Do on Your Birthday

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 550
  Aside from being emotional or emoting the fact that no one ever remembers your birthday, your attitude also contributes the ill-effect, depressing mood on that day. The fact that you’re out in the calendar, you need to do something that could land your spirit from a sad ones to a happy ones.  1. Call a strange ...
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• Daul Kim

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 168
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• Spoilers

  
  jeffmilner.com — Authority: 121
  Wikipedia’s policy on spoilers : Articles on the Internet sometimes feature a “spoiler warning” to alert readers to spoilers in the text, which they may then choose to avoid reading. Wikipedia has previously included such warnings in some articles on works of fiction. Since it is generally expected that the ...
  22 hours ago

• November 22 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 563
  On November 22: 1574 Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile . 1718 Pirate Edward Teach (best known as “ Blackbeard “) was killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard . 1808   Thomas Cook , British travel entrepreneur, was born. 1819   George ...
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• Wikipedia, Chickipedia, Dickipedia! What’s Next?!

  
  Webupon — Authority: 430
  It all started with Wikipedia. The on-line encyclopedia that users can contribute to. It’s become a major reference site for anyone who uses the Internet to any extent, not that it always should be. Teachers have had to make restrictions on their students – disallowing them from using “facts” found in ...
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• The Tattlesnake – Frank Luntz is a Scum-Sucking Pig Edition

  
  BartBlog — Authority: 477
  (With apologies to our porcine friends who also happen to suck scum, but don’t have much influence on the electorate.}While some readers may chastise me for gross understatement in the title, and I take their point, I decided to keep this clean, or as clean as you can when describing the contents of the sole [...]
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• My Eccentric Love

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  I’m happy when you are happy I cry when you do You’re as handsome as a leather watch to me And your like a diamond in a bag of coal ** But baby you are so weird I just can’t under stand it. ** You never eat breakfast You refuse to get a job You play with your model air planes And you’re thirty-six ...
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• I’m Angry

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  I’m angry I would like to express myself I’m angry I sure want to tell you what’s going on I’m angry let me explain myself I’m angry   And I’ll tell you why ** Taking the El train to work I was headed down town All of a sudden the train stalled I went to the motor man and I asked him why we ...
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• Spencer Perceval definitely not an OGUL!

  
  Barnacle Bill — Authority: 112
  I was intrigued this morning to see the name of Spencer Perceval in one of the comments left on the TimesOnlIne article about OGULs political chicanery over the appointment of Baroness Who? by the European Commission. Whilst I did do English History at good old Wellington College up to the Corn Laws, along with the ...
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• The Ellerdale Project Mines The Semantic Web To Help You Make Sense Of Real-Time Streams

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 168
  Extracting meaning from the Web is a difficult undertaking. Keyword search skims the surface of contextual meaning that is locked in Web pages, Tweets and feeds.
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• TILA TEQUILA, Bizarre Naked Ustream Video Rant, She Gets Sexy With Herself, and Wants to Save the World!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  Thank god, MySpace is on the downslide. We won’t have to be subjected to people who are famous, just because they have lots of fake friends on MySpace. Who am I talking about? Tila Tequila the Scorpio girl you love to hate. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!In a new naked rant, I guess her desperate plea for help, [...]
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• REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, the Nasty Divorce Details of Alexis and Her Former Hubby!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  What’s love got to do with it? I guess for the new Orange County housewife, Alexis, absolutely nothing. Her ex hubby and old college sweetheart decided to throw her under the Star magazine bus. He’s dishing the dirty details on their divorce which includes:  infidelity, boozy brawls, computer hacking, physical ...
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• REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, Who is Getting a Divorce, Married, Evicted, and a Facelift!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  On the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County, it’s starting to get ugly.  It looks like Tamra and her control freak hubby Simon, may be headed for splitsville. Also, her home in Ladera Ranch is in pre-foreclosure. I guess the not so happy couple, can’t afford the $2k a month property tax payments [...]
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• MICKEY ROURKE, What Kind of Woman Does He Try to Avoid Dating???

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 135
  Mickey Rourke, a Virgo, recently revealed that he has sworn off dating actresses. He told the Daily Telegraph, “I don’t want to live with an actress again, no matter how they look,” quoted him as telling the Mail on Sunday newspaper. “I’m working opposite Megan Fox and Eva Green next, and I’m certainly not ...
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• Wikipedia’s ‘increasing focus on quality and referencing’

  
  Sociology Lens — Authority: 127
  by paulabowles Many lecturers and teachers will recognise the feeling of disheartenment when confronted by an undergraduate essay containing multiple references to Wikipedia. Despite regular exhortations for students to resist its charms, its appeal seems almost overwhelming. Although the site is loved by many, its ...
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