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Title: Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years
Post by: Chris_ on January 05, 2013, 01:50:21 AM
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Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years

A 17th Century international conflict has finally been laid to rest, nearly 400 years after it never happened. Wait a second. Are you feeling confused?

A fascinating new story in the Daily Dot chronicles how for more than five years, rogue editors on Wikipedia perpetuated a hoax about the “Bicholim Conflict,” a purely fictional historical event.
Yahoo! (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/war-over-imaginary-bicholim-conflict-page-removed-wikipedia-234717353.html)

Wikipedia... the DU of reference libraries.
Title: Re: Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years
Post by: chitownchica on January 05, 2013, 01:59:00 AM
Uh oh - Where will the DUmmies get their super duper knowledge now?  Or is that supper dupper?  :rotf:
Title: Re: Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years
Post by: Chris_ on January 05, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Uh oh - Where will the DUmmies get their super duper knowledge now?  Or is that supper dupper?  :rotf:
There is always nadinpedia.

I think that may cause some sort of event horizon of stupidity... ignorant nadin searching out bogus Wiki articles and combining the result into an inescapable singularity.
Title: Re: Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years
Post by: chitownchica on January 05, 2013, 02:20:28 AM
There is always nadinpedia.

I think that may cause some sort of event horizon of stupidity... ignorant nadin searching out bogus Wiki articles and combining the result into an inescapable singularity.

Nadin probably wrote the bogus article.  She definitely has experience.