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"Only a few other ski areas in the United States had chairlifts. Sun Valley, Idaho, apparently installed the first in 1936, and Alta, Utah, opened with a lift on Jan. 15, 1939, according to Wikipedia." (Articles referenced are Sun Valley, Idaho and Alta Ski Area.)
"The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia claimed that [topless model Jodie] Marsh's former relationships 'include nightclub boss Fran Cosgrave, male model Calum Best and Labour MP Frank Dobson'."
"Tinfoil hat," says Wikipedia, has become "a popular stereotype and term of derision; the phrase serves as a byword for paranoia and is associated with conspiracy theorists." (Page 2)
"So I consulted Wikipedia, which informed me that Sudoku is a 'logic-based placement puzzle' involving 'a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the content of individual regions.'"
"The Wikipedia Web site describes Henson as a 'staunch critic of Scientology, whose retaliation resulted in his conviction … for interfering with the civil rights of Scientologists.'"
Print version of article about state mercury-removal program has a sidebar, "Mercurial Facts", "adapated from Wikipedia, an on-line encyclopedia". Doesn't use any actual wording from the article; instead sort of paraphrases it.
Lurie, Alison. "When Is a Building Beautiful?" New York Review of Books. March 15, 2007. link
"In fact, the hyena, which dwells exclusively in Africa, southern Asia, and international zoos, has what Wikipedia calls "a chirping, birdlike bark that resembles...hysterical human laughter" rather than the sounds generally associated with sexual passion."
"Then the news broke that their longtime city manager, Steve Stanton, plans to ultimately live his life as Susan, and the world went a little nuts. How nuts? Today Stanton has his own entry in Wikipedia."
Reno, Bob (March 2007). "BadJocks.com". Retrieved 2007-04-01.
Cites Chelsea F.C. on fans throwing celery at each other while singing dirty songs, although specifics about given are not in the article.
"Jeannie Ferris biography"(Biography of recently deceased Australian senator, credited to Wikipedia.) Adelaide Advertiser. April 2, 2007. link
"Jeannie Margaret Ferris was born on March 14, 1941. An Australian politician, she was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing South Australia."
When Todd Goldman plagiarised the webcomic Purple Pussy, "The duplication led to a maelstrom of hate mail, angry bloggers and scores of comic book vigilantes seeking justice for "blatant plagiarism" and "art thievery." There's even an entry on Wikipedia.com that includes an image of Goldman's painting altered to look more like Kelly's." - the entry referred to is Todd Goldman.
Grading Wikipedia" By Michael Booth, Denver Post [4]. The Denver Post asked five Colorado scholars to review the Wikipedia entries on Islam, Bill Clinton, global warming, China and evolution. Four out of five agreed their relevant Wikipedia entries are accurate, informative, comprehensive and a great resource for students or the merely curious.
"The online reference Wikipedia says that despite the association of broomsticks with female witches, the first known case of claiming to have flown on a broomstick was recorded in 1453 by the male witch Guillaume Edelin."
Answerman uses part of the Ero Guro page, and also mentions that Wikipedia is the best place to find info on Star Trek and Pokémon, but questions the H. R. Giger article.
Mentions article on John Bredenkamp. "From the notoriously unreliable, LaRouche-hating Wikipedia, to the London Observer, to the Washington Times, to the Guardian of the U.K., to WorldNet Daily, to the UN Association of the United Kingdom, to a broad swath of British-based organizations and NGOs that specialize in opposing arms proliferation, Bredenkamp is repeatedly mentioned in the context of arms trafficking -- selling, brokering, and violating sanctions."
Refers to the article Formula One being used as a source by the UK's trademark registry to reject the application by Formula One Licensing BV to license Formula One as a trademark.
"At age 14, Ross worked as an intern at pioneering Web browser company Netscape Communications Corp., according to his profile on Wikipedia." (Note that other material in the article regarding Ross may come from his article, however, this sentence is the only thing directly attributed to the Wikipedia article.)
"What about the Q-ball? It's a "non-topological soliton," Wikipedia explains, before grumbling in a related article, "it is not easy to define precisely what a soliton is.""
Snow, Blake. "Feature: The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time." GamePro.com. July 30, 2007. [5]
"Add that to the over-saturated console market of the mid-90s, and the EA-backed system would sell little more than 2 million units (note: the Wikipedia entry claims 6 million, a figure we couldn't verify)."
Humphrey, Tom. Entries on Wikipedia edited by Davis aide: Press secretary also admits deleting info on brother via federal computer. (Press secretary working for U.S. Representative David Davis blanked vandalized referenced material from sources such as Forbes.com within Wiki articles about his Davis and his brother, Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill.) Knoxville News-Sentinel. August 11, 2007.
"Ryan, according to a Wikipedia.org online biography, has been known mostly for calling PBA bowling events on the network. He also has done college football sideline reporting, college basketball, lacrosse and Little League World Series games."
"Johnnie To to produce, direct Ghost Blows Out the Light." BeyondHollywood.com. September 32007. link
"More about “Ghost Blows Out the Light” (or “Candle in the Tomb”) from Wikipedia", and "And look at this, Wikipedia even does movie news, now!"
The article talks about Lina Medina linking to the Spanish version of the article, as well as the Spanish version of pituitary gland. Finally, the article links to List of youngest birth mothers, stating that soon two 11-year old Argentine children will have to be added to the list.
The article is about a New ZealandMP, Jacqui Dean, who sent a letter to the Associate Health Minister asking if there were any plans to ban dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). From the article, "Wikipedia says the [dihydrogen monoxide hoax] has been running since 1989 with the aim of illustrating how a lack of scientific knowledge and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears."
Silverman, Ben. "The Top 10 Best-Selling Game Franchises" Yahoo! September 28, 2007. link
The article announces the top 10 best-selling video games of all times. Even though the author does not mention the Wikipedia article, the order of games and all but two of the numbers are the same, and more important, they are missing the FIFA franchise from the top ten (just as Wikipedia was missing it back in the version when the Yahoo! feature was published).
Snow, Blake. "Timeline: Japanese contributions to video games." Gamepro.com. September 21, 2007. link
"A complete list of his 82 finished games can be found here."
Corn, Mike. "Quinter man keeping active lifestyle." Hays Daily News. September 26, 2007. link
Talking about Waldo McBurney: "He's been on national television countless times and featured in many national and local newspapers. Online, there's even a Wikipedia page about him as well as a YouTube video when he was on CBS when he was named the oldest worker."
"They say if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you haven't really made it unless you have that most prized of status symbols -- your very own page on Wikipedia."
Uses article on Tila Tequila, among other Internet manifestations of her, as proof that she has become a famous despite doing very little to earn that fame.
Try also to obliterate the knowledge that Tequila is not, oddly enough, her real name (Nguyen is); that she is what Wikipedia — in an entry only slightly less extensive than that on Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and 1928 Nobel laureate for literature — refers to as an "American glamour model ..."
"However, defending Arobieke, Robert Platts accused Jonathan of making the story up based on Arobieke's Wikipedia entry, which states that 'stories of his activity reaching as far as Wigan and Doncaster.'
Mr Platts said: 'Mr Arobieke accepts he was in Preston that day and around the area we are talking about, but he denies any contact with you.
'What I suggest happened to you is that (your friend) spotted him because he knew about him because of his Liverpool football (friends) and the fact that he had in the past downloaded him through the net.' "
"Prosecutor Jonathan Clarke accepted the complainant involved in the first incident on Fishergate had researched Arobieke on the Wikipedia website. However, he said although the 2001 harassment charge was made up of numerous incidents involving 14 young men – most of which involved him grabbing their muscles and complimenting them on their physique – it was not detailed on Wikipedia."
Spencer, Chris. "Top 10 Least Intimidating College Mascots." College News. November 15, 2007. link
"According to Wikipedia, a Buckeye is a sort of tree, common in Ohio."
Miles, Joyce. "American Concrete billboard stirs controversy." Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. November 16, 2007. link
"“Cement shoes,” according to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is a slang term adopted by the American Mafia crime world for a method of execution that involves weighting down a victim and throwing him or her into the water to drown. "It has become adopted in the United States as a humorous term representing any exotic threat from criminals," Wikipedia said."
Matthews, Joseph. "Are Florida Courts Really Parochial When it Comes to Arbitration? A Rebuttal". 'The Florida Bar JournalNovember 26, 2007.link
Footnote 1 quotes from parochialism to define the term.
The article includes a list of previous hosts of the ABC TV series Media Watch, with the citation "(attention Media Watch - table sourced from Wikipedia)".
"Paganism can be traced to the Romani people, an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world, according to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. Wikipedia states that the Roma are among the best known ethnic groups that appear in literature and folklore and are often referred to as gypsies." (inaccurate citation already reported to the Communications committee)
"'Day Shift Manager' is the most popular of the eight videos Sloan and Yonda have produced so far: It's been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube, according to the Chad Vader Wikipedia page."
"when established newswires are struggling to get the line straight, the news is quickly established on the web. Her death was proclaimed in hospital she was taken to at 1.15pm GMT. Ten minutes later her, her Wikipedia entry was updated and the "is" changed into "was"." (oldid as used in article - [8])
