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	<title>The Forest and the Outlaw &#187; it&#8217;s called &#8220;internet&#8221;</title>
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		<title>Keep Wikipedia Weird</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carrie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Live every week like it's Shark Week]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those nerds who think Wikipedia should be Serious Business have taken down one of the greatest articles of all time, the List of Problems Solved by MacGyver. They have also taken down the Fictional Eggs category. I discovered this because &#8230; <a href="http://carriesager.com/2009/03/keep-wikipedia-weird/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those nerds who think Wikipedia should be Serious Business have taken down one of the greatest articles of all time, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_problems_solved_by_MacGyver&#038;redirect=no">List of Problems Solved by MacGyver</a>. They have also taken down the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fictional_eggs">Fictional Eggs category</a>. I discovered this because I was going to make a list of the greatest things on Wikipedia, but I can&#8217;t, because they aren&#8217;t there anymore.</p>
<p>I know this argument has been done to death, but why have the people in favor of limiting Wikipedia won? Yes, one of the advantages of Wikipedia is that it can be updated more quickly than an ordinary encyclopedia, but why should that be the only advantage? Seeing as how it is <em>on the internet</em>, there is very little additional cost for additional information; why is notability even an issue? You can argue that too many stubs makes it harder to find information, but I can argue that stubs are more likely to become articles if they actually exist.* And if you want information to be easier to find, don&#8217;t categories help? Why delete categories just because there aren&#8217;t very many entries? Or because you don&#8217;t consider them to be important?</p>
<p>Get over yourselves, Wikipedia editors, is what I&#8217;m saying.</p>
<p>At least the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_space_pirates&#038;action=history">List of Space Pirates</a> is still up.</p>
<p>*citation needed, but come on, which is easier, adding a new topic or updating one?</p>
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