Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 30th May 2009 19:17 UTC
Even though we make fun of Wikipedia, and even though any serious scientific piece shouldn't cite Wikipedia, fact remains that the community-created and maintained encyclopaedia has turned into an impressive database of knowledge. Even though I don't think you should trust it blindly, it's usually an excellent starting point for information, especially when used in a casual setting. Still, its open nature is also a threat to Wikipedia, this week exemplified by the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee banning Scientology from editing Wikipedia pages.
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This is a misleading headline. Scientology hasn't been banned from the site. Anyone (including members of the church; at home, not at church computers) can still write whatever they want about Scientology. It's only the church computers themselves that are banned. I know the article is pretty clear on this, but anyone reading the headline might think otherwise.