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[Observer.com (The New York Observer)] Wales: No, this is a growing area. What we're doing is actually complementary to blogs in the sense that what blogs do is update you on a day-to-day basis.

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[RotorBlog.com] Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Launches the Green Wiki: Wikia Green currently boasts of 600 articles, all discussing the many green issues confronting the environmental advocacy are facing right now. The articles are categorized into sustainable living, environmental issues, science and technology which covers green computing, how to’s and green movement.

[Blog PI] Who is Encouraging Obama Supporters to Vandalize Sarah Palin’s ...: Since the overwhelming preponderance of authors at the article appeared to be Palin supporters, I sent out a few email requests for people to go and collaborate at the article, if they were so inclined to deal with the back and forth debate at Wikipedia, so as to hopefully produce a more neutral outcome. This is routinely done at Wikipedia, and in fact, there would be few quality science articles there without users doing such.

[en.Wikizine.org] Year: 2008 Week: 37 Number: 99: [ID wp] - The Indonesian Wikipedia community officially met with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia who organized an event like Wikipedia Academy: a seminar and workshop titled "Contributing to Wikipedia" for the public and for organizations.

[Infothought] More on the upcoming "Ford Hall Forum" Jimmy Wales talk: For example, just conveying the concept that Wikipedia's prominence is verymuch a quirk of Google's algorithm (and not some mystical embodiment ofthe human spirit) is already quite complex. And debunking myths of "crowds",showing that Wikipedia is more like a set of little fiefdoms ruled by pettywarlords, requires significant effort.

[NoodleFood] Another Objectivist at Ford Hall Forum?: In college I was told never to use Wikipedia as a source for papers precisely because there is no way to know who wrote about a certain topic, and therefore no way to know the author's level of expertise. Still a good place to start your inquiries though.

[AppScout] Jimmy Wales Greens Up Wikia: Jimmy Wales is going green. The Wikipedia co-founder has been looking into ways to make his business more environmentally sustainable through virtualization, more energy efficient electronics, and moving its headquarters to San Francisco, in order to reduce worker commutes.

[Best of the GREEN WEB - Join the Discussion for a Greener World] Wikia Green: A Community for Environmental Issues: I’m sure that Wales will be able to leverage his influence and the influence of Wikipedia’s community to turn Wikia Green into an important resource for learning about the environment.

[nointrigue.com] Wikipedia in the news: 2 September 2008: Gardner’s goals for the future include increasing participation, improving quality and making Wikipedia available in a variety of formats. On the other hand, Ed Chi, the creator of WikiDashboard, says that there has been a decline in interest in editing that does not bode well for the community.

[The DOXIM Blog] Wikia Green - A Community for Environmental Issues: From his CNET interview Wales explains that ”The purpose of the site is not so much to bring day to day news about green topics, but rather a central knowledge hub for all things green.”

[Neatorama] The Evolution of National Flags: Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south-central Asia. It is not particularly rich in natural resources, but its geographical location made it a crossroad between the East and the West.

[Syber Blog] Wikia Green: A Community for Environmental Issues: I’m sure that Wales will be able to leverage his influence and the influence of Wikipedia’s community to turn Wikia Green into an important resource for learning about the environment.

[TopShelf - Comments] On the other hand...: Halfway up the steps of the monument is an inscription in Welsh: Fy iaith, fy ngwlad, fy nghenedl Cymru ”” Cymru am byth (My language, my land, my nation of Wales ”” Wales for ever). The reason for this inscription and its author are unknown.