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Online Peter Mugridge

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Re: The Wikipedia Fact Check Thread!
« Reply #45 on: Jan 17, 2011, 12:09 PM »
The original statement was more factual!

I don't think so as, sadly, there are no passengers to open it to at present.
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Re: The Wikipedia Fact Check Thread!
« Reply #46 on: Mar 30, 2013, 01:07 PM »
What do you all think of the QE2's Wikipedia page?

I think its a spectacular mess, with inaccuracies, and lengthy narratives about unimportant nonsense.  Its also getting longer and longer and longer in an uncontrolled fashion.

I've managed to make small changes in the past, but found it very hard work.  For instance I was able to correct the ownership of the ship (Nakheel never owned her).

In some cases I know a fact is untrue, but am unable to correct it, because I am unable to prove it, which is immensely frustrated.  Who ever wrote it the first time seems to be able to say whatever they want but then if you go back and correction, you need to have a source for your fact.

Do we have any Wikipedia experts on the forum?
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