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Fake Deaths May Force Changes in Wikipedia

Site considers blocking users from direct edits

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2009 1:57 AM CST

(Newser) – The greatly exaggerated deaths of Sens. Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy last week on Wikipedia has sparked a push for a radical change in how the site's information is edited, Wired reports. The edits, traditionally open to all users, gave the false impression that both...   Read full story »

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