Did they really get the bright idea to host a college football game in Soviet Russia, and then have to cancel it because they couldn't sell enough vacation packages? The Wikipedia entry about the Glasnost Bowl has a bunch of outdated angelfire pages as its sources. The 1989 New York Times article that mentions it doesn't treat it as very interesting. I think it would make a publishable journal article if it's real and am looking for more info.
posted by srs on Jul 4, 2009 - 1 answer

Any advice on getting a wiki off the ground? [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on Jun 4, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I get my website a wiki? [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on May 25, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a way to search for Wikipedia entries by locality or by gps coordinates, like the iPhone WikiMe application does except on the web. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
posted by Misciel on May 5, 2009 - 3 answers

According to Wikipedia, the town I'm about to move to has been "Rated as unfit for human habitation by the United Nations." Where can I find more information about this? [more inside]
posted by jschu on Apr 16, 2009 - 14 answers

I'd like to put together a Wikipedia Accuracy Meter - Perhaps a browser plug-in or a web page that attempts to give an estimate of the reliability of any given article at any given moment. Please come in for discussion of algorithm and technical hoo-ha to help me assess if this is a weekend project or a master's thesis.... [more inside]
posted by mzurer on Apr 11, 2009 - 17 answers

Why do some social web platforms catch-on (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia) while countless others don't? [more inside]
posted by GIMG on Feb 13, 2009 - 15 answers

I want to start a wiki. Help me decide how best to go about it with long-term planning and goals in mind. [more inside]
posted by arniec on Jan 22, 2009 - 10 answers

How do i add Wikipedia Search to Google Chrome? [more inside]
posted by red_rika on Nov 16, 2008 - 3 answers

I can't connect to a couple of sites from any browser. One of them being Wikipedia. [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Jul 12, 2008 - 11 answers

What program can I use to help my department compile information that needs to be put on wikipedia? [more inside]
posted by elationfoundation on Jun 27, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I read Wikipedia offline on my mac (bonus points for portable and cross-platform)? [more inside]
posted by ooklala on May 29, 2008 - 13 answers

Is there a word to describe being sucked into wikipedia; inadvertently wasting hours of time by delving deeper and deeper into articles, interesting link by interesting link? If not, can you help me come up with a clever term for this phenomenon?
posted by (bb|[^b]{2}) on May 27, 2008 - 47 answers

Mediawiki infoboxes. I'd like to use a Wikipedia-style infobox in my own personal Mediawiki. Help? Please? [more inside]
posted by Otis on May 23, 2008 - 2 answers

There used to be a list on Wikipedia comprised of songs that reference themselves (e.g. Bowie's "Five Years": I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour, drinking milk shakes cold and long; Smiling and waving and looking so fine, dont think you knew you were in this song) The Wikipedian's seemed to have cracked down on lists like this. Anyone know where can I find a copy of it?
posted by paulrockNJ on May 10, 2008 - 12 answers

I know there is a "Best of Craigslist" site. Is there something similar for Wikipedia? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Apr 30, 2008 - 13 answers

Open source Wiki software! I'm looking to setup an open source wiki service very similar to wikipedia.org (but slightly different). However I know there is open source software available to download... [more inside]
posted by spinko on Apr 20, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm trying to make finding information in my field a little easier and would like some sort of index to appropriate Wikipedia articles on the various subjects. Is there any way to quickly and easily do this? Webapps that can help automate the process? Ideally, I'd like to integrate this into a wordpress or drupal blog, but that isn't a deal breaker.
posted by Gideon on Feb 11, 2008 - 4 answers

How to get custom templates from Wikipedia for a locally installed instance of MediaWiki? [more inside]
posted by jjsonp on Dec 28, 2007 - 2 answers

What do you know about the Japanese word/concept of 'Ma'? I know it denotes the negative space between objects and it relates closely to the similarly used Japanese word 'Mu'. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Dec 27, 2007 - 15 answers

I want to serve lots of different static HTML files out of a single compressed archive, to save disk space on the server. Is there a quick and easy solution for this? [more inside]
posted by Galvatron on Nov 17, 2007 - 8 answers

New wiki-based community - How did Wikipedia get rolling? [more inside]
posted by SlyBevel on Jul 23, 2007 - 8 answers

3rd gen 10gb ipod... working fine but not worth much. What cool stuff can I do with it? [more inside]
posted by tomw on Jun 24, 2007 - 11 answers

I would like to automatically generate hypertext links from a list of text. Ideally this would mean pasting a series of comma separated words into some online tool and having the system turn each word into a relevant google/wikipedia link... Does anyone know any sites/tools that will do this? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on May 4, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm trying to cite photos that are in the public domain. How would I go about doing this? [more inside]
posted by piratebowling on May 3, 2007 - 5 answers

Can you give me examples of companies that have tried to remove controversial information from their Wikipedia profile? [more inside]
posted by jmprice on Apr 18, 2007 - 9 answers

I've switched to Safari from Firefox and am looking for the fastest way to search something on Wikipedia. Is there any way I change my search engine from Google on-the-fly and easily switch it back?
posted by metacort on Feb 8, 2007 - 16 answers

Can anyone explain, in some detail, precisely *how* the taking and use of a screenshot of a program running on a computer can infringe the copyrights or trademarks of others? [more inside]
posted by baylink on Jan 23, 2007 - 19 answers

How do I make a correction to a Wikipedia entry? [more inside]
posted by zooropa on Dec 29, 2006 - 22 answers

My brother would like nothing more for Christmas than to be able to put some or all of Wikipedia onto his 5th-Generation Video iPod. Is this do-able? [more inside]
posted by willbaude on Dec 27, 2006 - 4 answers

Cafepress doesn't make double-sided posters. Is there anywhere like cafepress that does? [more inside]
posted by Tlogmer on Dec 17, 2006 - 3 answers

Someone is using tricky html code to vandalize Wikipedia entries. Can anyone look at a page in question and tell me how they are doing it? [more inside]
posted by pcameron on Dec 10, 2006 - 22 answers

Some jerk on Wikipedia is getting a little possessive with an article. [more inside]
posted by bamassippi on Nov 26, 2006 - 14 answers

Are collaborative open-source projects (e.g. Wikipedia) inherently more wasteful of resources than their commercial competitors (e.g. Britannica)? I believe there might be [more inside]
posted by roofus on Nov 9, 2006 - 11 answers

Is there an easy-to-configure wiki engine/software package that is suited for education? [more inside]
posted by fvox13 on Oct 5, 2006 - 4 answers

Reading Wikipedia gives one the impression that most sunscreens and sunscreen ingredients are ineffective and/or give you skin cancer or other sickness. What's a good sunscreen brand I should purchase that will both protect me from the sun and also not kill me?
posted by punishinglemur on Aug 2, 2006 - 17 answers

Where can one find a comprehensive list of all sites that mirror (and I do mean mirror as in full mirror, not mirror as in quote from) Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, and other such content? I'm in a Wikipedia-expunging mood and wish to program the CustomizeGoogle Firefox extension to ignore the Wikipedia/Wikiquote/Wikibooks/Wikiwhatever/Wikikitchensink Wikisexguide monolith. (Let's not make this thread into an inquiry as to why I'm doing this. I'm just realizing that doing this piecemeal as they come up could take me forever.)
posted by WCityMike on Jul 25, 2006 - 11 answers

Does there exist a political and/or sociological history of Wikipedia? I'm fascinated by the explosive growth of that community and would like some insight on how it has evolved. I'm not so much looking for Jimbo-in-the-news type controversies as I am interested in learning how contributors "rise through the ranks" of the bureaucracy and garner support for side projects and policy changes.
posted by Saucy Intruder on Jul 17, 2006 - 3 answers

My friend submitted information about his artwork to wikipedia. They accepted his submission but it only shows up when you search for it as "user: inky dreadfuls". What is the user heading? Why would it not show up with the other articles? What can he do to get rid of the user heading? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Inky_Dreadfuls
posted by stavx on Jul 12, 2006 - 20 answers

What is this web revolution I see before me? [more inside]
posted by Smarson on Jun 29, 2006 - 29 answers

GoogleFilter: Is there a quick and easy way to eliminate results from Wikipedia and its many mirrors in Google searches? [more inside]
posted by gubo on May 29, 2006 - 10 answers

Can I download Wikipedia to my Sony Ericsson K750i, or do I need a fancy smartphone? [more inside]
posted by hoverboards don't work on water on May 17, 2006 - 9 answers

What is the label for an entity or idea which began as nothing and came to have identity through its own fictionalisation? That is, notions diametrically opposed to 'simulacra' - in that the entity has no referent to begin with... [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Feb 21, 2006 - 20 answers

How accurate is this wikipedia article on China's state-run news agency?
posted by Tlogmer on Jun 24, 2005 - 4 answers

What are the wisest/coolest/most surprising wikipedia entries you've run across? I already know about the Heavy Metal Umlaut and Exploding Whale.
posted by Tlogmer on Jun 14, 2005 - 15 answers

A few months ago I came across an animated movie documenting the development of a wiki page. Essentially it was made up of screen grabs generated by going through the edit history of a document. Much googling and MeFi/Boingboing searching hasn't amounted to much. Anyone know where this is? Am I imagining this? Also: Does anyone know of an easy way to create a similar animation with a PMWiki page?
posted by aladfar on May 9, 2005 - 8 answers

Hopefully fairly simple question - I seem to remember coming across a bookmarklet once which would turn a webpage into links to wikipedia entries. So basically any subject/object on the page that had a wiki entry would be hyperlinked to that entry. Now I can't find the thing. Anyone know where it might be? Thanks
posted by juniorbonner on Feb 28, 2005 - 2 answers

What is the proper netiquette for editing a Wikipedia entry about yourself? I just stumbled upon mine recently. Since it is written in the third person there is the presumption of objectivity. But then, it is my life, and I am the world's expert on it. What would you do?
posted by kk on Feb 10, 2005 - 15 answers

Free Online Encyclopedias: Any viable alternatives to Wikipedia? [more inside]
posted by quasistoic on Jan 4, 2005 - 10 answers