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WordPress.com on wikipedia...

  1. pkayski
    Member

    Hmm so I got curious and deicded to check out what wikipedia had to say about wordpress..

    The wordpress.org page wasn't too bad (could be better though --> check out the livejournal article) but then i checked out wordpress.com...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com

    Seems a bit poor don't you think?

    Any experienced wiki editors out here that know how to edit and write decently on wikipedia and add something to the wordpress article? Something more attractive maybe?

  2. kstafford
    Member

    Of course it's poor. They didn't even mention me and my goofball comments in the OT forum. What's a WP reference without my nonsensical volunteer madness? : )

  3. dissfunktional
    Member

    it could use a tune up. i don't do wiki edits though; hopefully wp will pick up on this thread.

  4. raincoaster
    Member

    I have a wikipedia editing id, but I'm too lazy.

  5. raincoaster
    Member

    Although if I DID write it, it would be much more lively, don't you think?

  6. pkayski
    Member

    Haha they will probably complain about it being biased if you were to extend it up raincoaster.... though I am sure you respect and honor neutrality of encyclopediac topics ;)

  7. dissfunktional
    Member

    rain when you put your blog on there, put in a good word for me would ya? ;)

  8. raincoaster
    Member

    I would NEVER put up my own Wikipedia entry. Too easily traced. But I did put up a Wikipedia entry for a friend, who now owes me...hmmmm.

  9. pkayski
    Member

    Yeah I have heard stuff about they used some "wikiscanner" program (which is just a modified WHOIS I think?) where they are able to find a lot about you. They showed how the vatican/fbi/cia and other groups (microsoft I think as well?) modified their pages of interest to make them more appealing and stuff..

  10. raincoaster
    Member

    There's a whole website devoted to tracing who edits what on wikipedia. It has caused government officials much consternation when it shows they're using taxpayer money to get their staff to engage in editing wars.

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