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First, the encyclopedia could possibly not ensure a neutral point of view, because it would have to include unmodifiable, uncommentable opinions even in absence of a reliable source, in opposition to verifiable facts. In addition, since Knowledge has no editorial board, it would be impossible for any single person to ensure timely publication of the rectification, so that the bill would expose Knowledge and its users to the risk of strong economic penalties.
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Rectifications have 'to be published within forty-eight hours from the request, with the same graphical layout, the same accessibility and the same visibility of the news they refer to', and without any further comments, on penalty of a fine between 7,500 and 12,500 euros . This has two main effects.
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some of the processes involved in the company's current drive to improve the user experience on its site. One result from user behavior analysis was that "Search, Random Page, and Recent Changes are the most frequently clicked links across all 130,000 wikis". (Some of Wikia's past efforts to make
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Based on the current formulation of the bill, rectifications are compulsory and non-commentable. Anybody who considers that his dignity is being damaged by any information (even if true) presented in the encyclopedia would have the right to get that information adjusted according to his wish.
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drew half a million visitors to Stockholm, Sweden. Among the roughly 2,300 accredited media representatives covering the events were two Wikimedians, whose accreditation had been obtained with help from the Swedish and German Wikimedia chapters. One of them,
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that they have sponsored a photohunt in the middle of Sweden (Bergslagssafari). Thus far, this has resulted in the uploading of pictures to Commons and media attention. Planning has begun for a similar event in the south of Sweden in September.
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Wonderful portraits, great job to the photographers and to the Wikimedia chapters that got them this opportunity. It's an exciting day when talented Wikimedia journalists are given the same privileges as commercial ones.
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are being used to "vandalize information on a Knowledge site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fighter." This comes less than three weeks after
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It also reported that Knowledge "traced the alterations to three computers owned by Defence Research and Development Canada's Ottawa offices." It was reported that a "spokesman for
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to set up a global "Dispute resolution committee" (formerly proposed as "Global Arbitration Committee"). The discussion is focusing on how to choose the members of this new body.
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Last month, three English-language chapter reports were released, in which Wikimedia chapters across the globe describe their recent activities.
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shows that many photos from the wedding are already in use on several Wikipedias, and received a significant number of page views in June alone.
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on the photographs now at Commons. Apart from the two accredited Wikimedians, other users took pictures; according to Wikimedia Sverige
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to all websites, imposing restrictions they believe "will damage the Italian participation to the Internet and especially Knowledge".
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a few days later by Wikimedia Italia, the vote on the bill appears to have been postponed until September.
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is registered to Canadian Department of National Defence, and has now been blocked "for a short time".
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Well in terms of ID'ing guests of the wedding, there is a list of wedding guests available here:
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reported that nine attempts were made to alter Knowledge's article on the Joint Strike Fighter (
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Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports
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were removing evidence of scandals they had been involved in from their Knowledge articles.
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with an editorial describing the results of a survey on what readers think of
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MediaWiki more usable have also informed Wikimedia's developers, such as
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wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling
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Proposed Italian "right of reply" law seen as threat to Knowledge
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Erik Zachte, the Foundation's Data Analyst, has presented
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that it has evidence that Defence Department computers in
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Heh.. was about say.. who's the "unidentified" guy?? --
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Wikimedians accredited as photographers at royal wedding
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The Helmet-Mounted Display System developed for the
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