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Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

By Owen Thomas, 4:53 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008, 344 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, launched in the teeth of the dotcom bust, turns seven today. It is, by all accounts, still acting its age.

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