Wikipedia too condemns "moist"

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Aug 26 15:45:57 UTC 2009


Wikipedia has established a "new editorial level" to vet and approve
changes to articles about living persons.  "We are no longer at the
point that it is acceptable to throw things at the wall and see what
sticks," Michael Snow, the chairman of the board of Wikimedia,
Wikipedia's parent, told the New York Times.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Wikipedia-to-Limit-Edits-for-Articles-on-Living-People-120019.shtml
(But notice what happens if you try to copy any text on this page
that includes a link.)

Joel

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