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Mar 22, 2019

Local ‘Edit-A-Thon’ Will Beef Up Wikipedia’s Entries For Women Artists

Organizers say the event is part of a global initiative to help improve Wikipedia’s gender imbalance.

Aug 27, 2018

Wikipedia Blocked Councilmember Jack Evans For Editing His Own Page Again

It’s the third time the Councilmember has been blocked.

Jul 14, 2014

Congress Edits On Wikipedia: It’s Always Sunny, Corpus Christi, And Horse Head Mask

@CongressEdits is a new Twitter watchdog.

Jan 18, 2012

Call Your Representative and Senator Today! Oh, Right

Today Wikipedia and other sites have gone dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. Call your representatives and senators to let them know how you feel! Oh, right.

Jan 16, 2012

No Wikipedia on Wednesday as Part of Anti-SOPA Protest

Do your homework early. Wikipedia is going dark on Wednesday as part of a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Dec 17, 2009

Redskins Fans Having a Field Day on Wikipedia

With Vinny Cerrato out and Bruce Allen in, it’s a race to see which Redskins fanatic can come up with the most hilarious, short-lived Wikipedia “update” today. Here’s the current front runner:…

Jun 10, 2008

D.C.’s Wikipedia Page Briefly Hacked … By a Hack

We enjoy a good Wikipedia hack as much as anyone. But the Washington, D.C. entry on the ubiquitous online encyclopedia suffered the injustice of being vandalized briefly this morning by someone who can’t spell and isn’t very funny (see underlined portion above). Can’t you do better than that, nerds? The page was restored just before 10:30 a.m. this morning (hat tip to Jeffrey Young for the screen cap)….

 
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