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    DennyCrane: No. 22 (abgrtyu) seems sort of difficult, no? I'm sort of surprised. more »
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    homoviper: 40 & 41 are the same: asdfgh so bad they had to ban it twice? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Thank goodness they didn't ban "Sugartits". I've been using that for all my accounts. more »
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    Smitros: But not Rockwell? Hm. more »
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  • #theinternet

    Wikipedia Gridlocked by Wikipedia Nerds

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  • #sexwars

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    Only about one in eight Wikipedia contributors and editors are women, according to a study by the online encyclopedia's own nonprofit operator. An unfortunate example of sexism? More like an example of the easily conned male ego. More »
  • #printisdead

    If AP Can't Beat the Google Spammers, It Will Join Them

    Ever clicked on some high-ranked Google result, only to land on a useless page of links, obviously created by spam software? Infuriating. Well, prepare to be maddened further; the Associated Press, avowed hater of the internet, will spam Google too. More »
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  • #publicrelations

    How Censorship Finally Helped Wikipedia's Co-Founder

    Jimmy Wales had an image problem. After bending his online encyclopedia's rules for a lover and, allegedly, for a benefactor, the Wikipedia co-founder faced rebuke and embarrassment. Then the New York Times made him a hero. More »
  • #scandal

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    How did the Virginia Quarterly Review connect Chris Anderson's book to Wikipedia, thus unraveling a plagiarism scandal? A strange use of parentheses. More »
  • #books

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  • #censorship

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