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[Short Sharp Science] Political row is Wikipedia's gain - Short Sharp Science - New ...: Minutes later someone now being described as an"over eager" staff member at Conservative party HQ altered the Wikipediaentry for Titian to shut out Brown's claim and set Titian's lifespan at1490 to 1572 (although by making him 82, this doesn't really support Cameron's cause, either). As Cameron made his claim, the entry had actually said 1485 to 1576.

[All The Modern Things] All The Modern Things: What is your favourite non-Wikimedia wiki?: To be honest I don’t spend a lot of time on non-Wikimedia wikis (assuming the one at work doesn’t count ”” although I am proud of how my workmates spontaneously started putting information there. but aside from Wikitravel, which I think I enjoy editing more than reading, it’s This Might Be a Wiki (or so I call it, I am not sure if that name is or was ever official) and Super Mario Wiki, partly because they’ve borrowed Wikipedia’s style for a much narrower topic.

[New Atlanticist] British Labor Party Edits Wikipedia to Back Brown Claim | Atlantic ...: All's fair in politics and Wikipedia. And, besides, as the authoritative Wikipedia entry on the subject clearly states, "The precise date of Titian's birth is uncertain." 

[All The Modern Things] All The Modern Things: Media handling on Wikimedia: Preview the ...: If you search in a non-Wikimedia resource and insert a file from one, the wizard will transparently copy the file to the local wiki (along with any appropriate metadata it can get I suppose). Depending on which third party archives get added, I guess the Wikimedia Commons community will like to have some say about how that copied info is formatted.

[Technology Reviews, News] Titiangate: Conservative party caught vandalising Wikipedia ...: During Prime Minister's Questions -- a half-hour Q&A session between MPs and the Prime Minister, which occurs every Wednesday in the House of Commons -- Cameron jabbed at Brown's claims that the Italian painter was aged 90 years when he died, when he was "in fact" aged 86.

[Digital Foto & Video] Digital Foto & Video: Wikimedia Commons kÃ¥rer Ã¥rets bilder: File:Water mill Rosenmühle in Lower Saxony, Germany.jpg - Wikimedia Commons · File:Seascape after sunset denoised.jpg - Wikimedia Commons · File:Amundsen-Scott marsstation ray h edit.jpg - Wikimedia Commons .

[British Blogs] Wikipedia, Artist Titian, David Cameron, Titiangate, Minister's ...: Even reading it now I want to curl up like a hedgehog.Speaking about the economy a couple of weeks ago Brown said: "I'm reminded of the story of Titian, who's the great painter who reached the age of 90, finished the last of his nearly 100 brilliant paintings, and he said at the end of it, 'I'm finally beginning to learn how to paint,' and that is where we are."Then today Titian-gate erupted after Cameron took the p*ss out of the speech in PMQs.Accusing him of not knowing his facts Cameron said: “You told us the other day you were like Titian aged 90. The fact is Titian died at 86."It seems no-one knows how old Titian really was.But the Tories have now admitted going on to Wikipedia and trying to change the age of Titian to agree with what Cameron said -...

[LinuxInsider] Linux News: Wikis: Staffer Fiddles With Wikipedia to Polish Pol's ...: In their weekly debate Wednesday in the House of Commons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and would-be prime minister David Cameron clashed over -- of all things -- how old the Renaissance painter Titian was when he died. A party spokesperson blamed the editing on "an overeager member of staff putting right an incorrect entry on Wikipedia." Brown brought up Titian last month as he discussed learning to deal with the global economy.

[Minor Matters] Minor Matters » Blog Archive » Wikipedia updated to back David Cameron: “I’m reminded of the story of Titian, who’s the great painter who reached the age of 90, finished the last of his nearly 100 brilliant paintings and he said at the end of it, ’I’m finally beginning to learn how to paint,’ and that is where we are,” he said.

[implicit art] implicit art » Wikipedia Art: A collaborative project initiated by Nathaniel Stern and Scott Kildall, Wikipedia Art is art composed on Wikipedia, and thus art that anyone can edit. Since the work itself manifests as a conventional Wikipedia page, would-be art .

[British Blogs] Social Services, Support Promised, Services Pledge, Baby, Old Reported: Haven't had a post for Tube roundels spotted in unfamiliar habitats for a while, so luckily London Underground's lawyers can set their sights on other things. This round take us to Hong Kong with a spot from regular visitor Graham O'MaraHe saw this...

[Intellectual Property Watch] Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » A Wikipedia Architect ...: Intellectual Property Watch subscribers receive exclusive access to stories published on the website under password protection, plus the Intellectual Property Watch monthly edition, a 16-page selection of the most important stories and features, including the People column and News Briefs section not available anywhere else. These columns contain the latest on personnel changes in the international IP community, and items on IP policy news and reports from around the world.

[Shankblog] Shankblog: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, bipolar disorder, bisexuality ...: There was a Q&Ainterview with the After Ellen website which claimed the author wasbisexual, but the author's official response to this (on her blog) isthat she told the Web site she believed everyone to be somewhere on theKinsey Scale, and that she herself was probably 95 percent straight,and 5 percent curious. This is not unusual, but it also does not merita classification of "bisexual," especially if the author herself ismarried to a man and does not self-identify in this way.

[Intellectual Property Watch] Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » Intellectual Property ...: Intellectual Property Watch subscribers receive exclusive access to stories published on the website under password protection, plus the Intellectual Property Watch monthly edition, a 16-page selection of the most important stories and features, including the People column and News Briefs section not available anywhere else. These columns contain the latest on personnel changes in the international IP community, and items on IP policy news and reports from around the world.

[Epidemix] The Decision Tree » Why Does Wikipedia Suck on Science?:: I think that the depth of the information in a scientific Wikipedia article should be appropriate to the depth of understanding needed to grasp the topic. Without this correlation, you would have one of two problems: either every article would be so rudimentary that it would be entirely useless to anyone with more than a high school education in the particular field or each article on an advanced topic would be cluttered to the point of diminishing the accessibility of the details.

[nysvirtualjobfair.org] nysvirtualjobfair.org » Blog Archive » Pontiac Star Chief: While no longer Pontiac’s prestige model, the Star Chief remained a well appointed car. However, in 1959, when the Bonneville gained a full range of body styles, the Star Chief was limited to sedans and hardtops, while the Bonneville and the new Catalina models received the lion’s share of Pontiac’s attention in the marketplace.

[Best Colleges Online] 25 Biggest Blunders in Wikipedia History | Best Colleges Online: For even more blunders and random hoaxes involving David Beckham, Dutch royalty and even the Wikipedia logo, look here.

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