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|WpIntro=Wikipedia is similar to the [[MSM|commercially controlled media]] in one very important respect. It has an owner and, even more than in the corporate world, this owner has a [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikipedia%27s_Hasbara#Administrator_bias reputation for heavy-handed interference] in the workings of his creation. Not for nothing has Wikipedia been called a 'cult'.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/06/a_model_wikipedian/page2.html Why you should care that Jimmy Wales ignores reality] The Register. 6th Mar 2008.</ref>,  
 
|WpIntro=Wikipedia is similar to the [[MSM|commercially controlled media]] in one very important respect. It has an owner and, even more than in the corporate world, this owner has a [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikipedia%27s_Hasbara#Administrator_bias reputation for heavy-handed interference] in the workings of his creation. Not for nothing has Wikipedia been called a 'cult'.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/06/a_model_wikipedian/page2.html Why you should care that Jimmy Wales ignores reality] The Register. 6th Mar 2008.</ref>,  
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|WsLink2Desc=- Includes a critique of the Wikipedia 'Neutral point of view' definition and policy
 
|WsLink2Desc=- Includes a critique of the Wikipedia 'Neutral point of view' definition and policy
 
|WsLink3=Wikipedia's Hasbara
 
|WsLink3=Wikipedia's Hasbara

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Wikipedia is similar to the commercially controlled media in one very important respect. It has an owner and, even more than in the corporate world, this owner has a reputation for heavy-handed interference in the workings of his creation. Not for nothing has Wikipedia been called a 'cult'.[1],


Related Wikispooks Pages

Wikispooks:Editorial Policy Wikispooks:Editorial Policy - - Includes a critique of the Wikipedia 'Neutral point of view' definition and policy
Wikipedia's Hasbara Wikipedia's Hasbara - - Israeli Hasbara influence and activities on Wikipedia

External Links

  • ISGP's problem with Wikipedia - - One single admin able to wipe ISGP from dozens of Wiki pages July 1, 2009
  • Wikipedia Watch - Site dedicated to monitoring Wikipedia biases and pecadilloes
  • The Wikipedia Review - Discussion forum about Wikipedia outside the formal control of the Wikipedia Foundation
  • Wiki-Watch - Tools for monitoring Wikipedia page edits and content reliability
  • Wiki Trust - A MediaWiki plug in for algorithmic monitoring of Wikipedia content accuracy.