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Old 28-Sep-2009, 04:55 AM (04:55)     1        33701
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http://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales...wikipedia.html
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That was a really interesting video Fizzle. I didn't know anything about how Wikipedia was started or operated behind the scenes. I'm going to have to look closer at it, and just for shits and giggles------Conservapedia.

ETA: Scratch the Conservashithole. I just looked at their home page and it reads like a propaganda sheet for the Republican Party.
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