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« The cost of flying | Main | Neocons vs. Radical Liberals » Wednesday, December 20, 2006They never said itThose reading this blog, and most people not reading this blog, are only too aware of Wikipedia, the reader-edited not-for-profit online encyclopedia. Those shocked that Wikipedia, like the ubiquitous classifieds billboard Craigslist, has not yet been monetized through advertising, now at least have the relief of seeing that Wikipedia has launched a fundraising campaign, aided by its nonprofit (read tax-deductible) status. According to the fundraising plea, it's one of the top ten sites in the world -- not that surprising when you take note of how often a Wikipedia entry is in the top five results of a Google search. But did you know that under the Wiki Foundation's umbrella is also Wikiquote, where you can track down or discover thousands if not millions of notable quotes? Great idea, though again reliability is, I would think, a major issue, especially when it comes to spoken words. But what else is new? An interesting category on the Wikiquote page: famous misquotations. I blogged about common misquotes a few months back, but I knew nothing of this gold mine! (Prepare to be slightly depressed upon being disabused of some favorites.) Posted by Evan Hughes at 11:39 AM
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