Hm.
31K, start-class http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Western_thought
79K, featured: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson
That probably explains it, Fred.
-Durova
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
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Fred Bauder wrote:
Actually, pretty good, aside from the misleading headline. They not only quote from the decision, but actually link to it.
Fred
That was part of what interested me; the way that events on Wikipedia, and decisions made there, are now newsworthy events...stuff that merits coverage. Of course that has happened in the past, but most frequently it's been coverage of teens sexting, or men picking up 13-year-olds, or sites being hacked....splashy stuff that often is more about the sensation than actual relevance. This got noticed because of the Scientology angle, but it's otherwise low-key enough, simple reporting of a news event that might impact the reader. 5 years ago, it would have been ignored or sensationalized....instead, it's a regular story, reported upon as if it were a local court ruling.
I actually find that really refreshing, and an interesting measure of 'we have arrived'. It's not That Time yet, but it's an intimation of it.
There is more coming, if you could look at a history written 20,000 years from now, there will be a short section on intellectual developments in ancient times and two developments will be mentioned, Plato's Academy and Wikipedia.
Fred
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