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*Fast Company - [http://www.fastcompany.com/3041871/strong-female-lead/more-like-dude-ipedia-study-shows-wikipedias-sexist-bias More like Dude-Ipedia: study shows Wikipedia's sexist bias] Short but good piece taking a look at some computational linguistic analysis highlighting the nature and extent of Wikipedia's systemic bias. | *Fast Company - [http://www.fastcompany.com/3041871/strong-female-lead/more-like-dude-ipedia-study-shows-wikipedias-sexist-bias More like Dude-Ipedia: study shows Wikipedia's sexist bias] Short but good piece taking a look at some computational linguistic analysis highlighting the nature and extent of Wikipedia's systemic bias. | ||
*Geek Wire [http://www.geekwire.com/2015/meet-man-ridding-wikipedia-comprised-one-edit-time Meet the man ridding Wikipedia of ‘comprised of,’ one edit at a time] | *Geek Wire [http://www.geekwire.com/2015/meet-man-ridding-wikipedia-comprised-one-edit-time Meet the man ridding Wikipedia of ‘comprised of,’ one edit at a time] | ||
*Guardian [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/05/why-wikipedias-grammar-vigilante-is-wrong Why Wikipedia's grammar vigilante is wrong] - further coverage of the man who changes every instance of "comprises of" on Wikipedia. | |||
*Slate [http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/02/wikipedia_gamergate_scandal_how_a_bad_source_made_wikipedia_wrong_about.html Wikipedia chews up and spits out bad facts and its own policies are letting it happen] Good piece looking at GamerGate coverage, how original news coverage was wrong. Explains that WP policies mean that these incorrect pieces of coverage can now be used as references on Wikipedia for wrong information | |||