[Foundation-l] The Atlantic & Colbert - two great tastes that taste great together

Thu Aug 3 00:18:01 UTC 2006

The latest fad in the media seems to be making fun of a non-profit
attempt at information. The people tend to have a tendency of
believing the news sources that are more popular, so it might be a
subtle attempt to put us down.

What a conspiratorial accusation.

On 8/2/06, Brad Patrick <bradp.wmf at gmail.com> wrote:
> So not one but two must-read/sees in the same news cycle...
>
> http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia
>
> by Marshall Poe
>
> and "Wikiality" on "The Word" on the Colbert Report.
>
> http://www.powerpage.org/archives/2006/08/stephen_colbert_v_wikipedia.html
>
> Did you know the number of elephants in Africa has tripled in the past 10
> years? 8-D
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
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