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Wikipedia corrects Britannica

Posted by mwelch July 25, 2007 08:51 AM

Source: Wikipedia via CNET

Wikipedia is one of the most-used resources on the web. Millions of us use it every day, but some say the user-generated site is unreliable and prone to error. In particular, encyclopedias - who have a lot to lose because of Wikipedia. Wikipedia recently took "a swipe at its older brother" by posting a list of corrections to Encyclopedia Britannica.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Errors_in_the_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_that_have_been_corrected_in_Wikipedia

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