Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Press coverage 2005 (section)

==October==
* Arthur, Charles, "Will Wikipedia Swallow Google" ''[[The Independent]]'' [[October 5]], [[2005]]. page 46 [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article317360.ece]
:* In his column ''The Geek'' Arthur says " Overall Wikipedia is becoming the online resource to resolve disputes; if another site is more authoritative on a subject then Wikipedia links to that. Gradually though , one can see the temptation for a cadre of full time staff to begin searching for ways to improve the content."

*Lohr, Steve. "Working Together, Wherever They Are", ''The [[New York Times]]'' Wednesday, [[October 5]], [[2005]]. ''Circuits, Networking Issue'' pp E1,E9.
:*"...Companies are drawing on collaborative models ... from online games ... to the so-called wiki encyclopedias and blogs to speed up innovation. ... Projects range from Wikipedia, an open-source encyclopedia, to ...  an open-source initiative in biotechnology. Corporations are rapidly adopting software tools intended to nurture collaborative work, including wikis, blogs, instant messaging, Web-based conferencing and peer-to-peer programs. ..."

*Boldemann, Marcus. "Uppslagsverket för alla vill bli störst i världen" (The encyclopedia for all aims to be the world's biggest) ''[[Dagens Nyheter]]'' [[October 7]], [[2005]] [http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1058&a=470954&previousRenderType=6]
*:''Mainly discusses the [[Swedish Wikipedia]]. [[User:Mats Halldin|Mats Halldin]], press contact on sv.wikipedia, is interviewed.''
*:"DN took a few random samples from Wikipedia and looked up the director [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Sjöberg Alf Sjöberg] (concise biography, mostly concerned with his movies, but not with his principal accomplishments in theater), the opera singer [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerstin_Thorborg Kerstin Thorborg] (more elaborate) and [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Sylvain Jules Sylvain] (completely overlooks the golden age with "Säg det i toner"). More problematic was the entry "[http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango Tango]". After a historically dubious introduction follows a strangely balanced longer article which fails to characterize the music. That which is written is however correct. Another article, "[http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangomusik Tango music], has only three lines."

*Hong Xinyi. "Information Search Engines" ''[[The Sunday Times (Singapore)|The Sunday Times]]'' page L13 [[October 9]], [[2005]].
:*The artice lists Wikipedia.org as one of the three "can't-do-without search engines", the others being Dictionary.com and TheFreeDictionary.com(a [[Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Def#TheFreeDictionary.com|Wikipedia mirror]]). It describes Wikipedia.org as "a multi-lingual encyclopaedia launched in 2001". "The entries...are written, updated and maintained by volunteers enthusiastic about any particular subject". Furthermore, it says that Wikipedia is useful for "information-hungry Netizens who revel" in its "free-for-all system". "That approach has attracted criticism for arbitrary standards of accuracy, but Wikipedia articles are now frequently cited in the media and in academic circles". Finally, it gives a verdict that "the idea of creating an encyclopaedia written wholly by non-expert enthusiasts is cool enough for us to give this website the thumbs-up".

*Moura, Paulo. "A maior enciclopédia do Mundo" (The world's largest encyclopedia). ''[[Público|Pública (Público's sunday magazine)]]'' (Portugal). [[October 9]], [[2005]]. <small>[http://jornal.publico.clix.pt/default.asp?sid=4832&a=2005&m=10&d=13]</small>
*:"A Wikipédia é a demonstração do princípio da democracia" (Wikipedia is a demonstration of democracy's principles)

* Andrew Orlowski. "Wikipedia founder admits to serious quality problems" [[The Register]], [[18 October]], [[2005]].
:*"Yes it's garbage, but it's delivered so much faster! -- Encouraging signs from the Wikipedia project, where co-founder and überpedian Jimmy Wales has acknowledged there are real quality problems with the online work." [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/18/wikipedia_quality_problem/]

*[[Associated Press]]. "Dallas airport fight extends to online encyclopedia." ''[[USA Today]]''. [[October 18]] [[2005]]. <small>[http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-10-18-wikipedia-wright_x.htm]</small>
:* "[[American Airlines]] and [[Southwest Airlines]] have used advertising campaigns, catchy slogans and dueling consultant studies to settle a dispute over air service in North Texas, and now their eye-gouging fight has spilled over to an online encyclopedia."

*Edgeler, Graeme. "Wikis at the Gate: Academics dissent over use of Wikipedia." ''[[Aotearoa Student Press Association]]''. [[October 24]], [[2005]].
:*"An increase in students using the on-line encyclopaedia Wikipedia in essays and research papers is  causing concern among academics… <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University]] law lecturer Dean<nowiki>]</nowiki> Knight is concerned that Wikipedia "should not be used as a shortcut for actual research," but recognises that it may be appropriate to cite Wikipedia "where qualifications as to its integrity are less important.""

*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1599116,00.html Can you trust Wikipedia?] ''[[The Guardian]]''. [[24 October]] [[2005]].
:*Fold-out section in "G2" supplement. Panel of ''Guardian'' 'experts' assess articles in their field. Includes comment by [[Robert McHenry]], former editor-in-chief of ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. Article ratings : [[Steve Reich]] 7/10, [[Haute couture]] 0/10, [[Basque people]] 7/10, [[TS Eliot]] 6/10, [[Samuel Pepys]] 6/10, [[Bob Dylan]] 8/10, [[Encyclopedia]] 5/10.
:*"The founder of the online encyclopedia written and edited by its users has admitted some of its entries are 'a horrific embarrassment'. What did our panel of experts think of the entries for their fields?"
:*Despite what you might think from the title and the low scores, most of the criticism is for literary merit or incompleteness, not for factual inaccuracy. 

*Holmes, Paul. "Wikipedia may go to print, says founder" ''[[Reuters]]''. [[October 31]], [[2005]]. <small>[http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=uri:2005-11-01T012302Z_01_WRI104941_RTRUKOC_0_US-WIKIPEDIA.xml&pageNumber=0&summit=]</small>
:"Entries from Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia written and edited by Internet users, may soon be available in print for readers in the developing world, founder [[Jimmy Wales]] said on Monday." 
:"Wales also described as incorrect reports, one of them from Reuters, that certain pages of the Wikipedia could be subject to tightened controls or 'frozen' for good to prevent vandals and pranksters from tampering with them." 
::The syndicated article was reprinted as:
:*"[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-10-31-wikipedia-paper_x.htm Wikipedia may go to print, says founder]," ''[[USA Today]],'' [[October 31]], [[2005]]
:*"[http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/01/wikipedia.reut/index.html Wikipedia may go to print], [http://cnn.com/ cnn.com], [[November 1]], [[2005]]
:*"[http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/11/01/Arts/wikipedia_051101.html Wikipedia contemplates print, CD editions]," [http://cbc.ca/ cbc.ca], [[November 1]], [[2005]]
:*"[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200511/s1495233.htm Wikipedia may go to print, founder says]," [http://www.abc.net.au/ www.abc.net.au], [[November 1]], [[2005]]
:*"[http://lenta.ru/news/2005/11/03/wiki/ Википедию распечатают для стран третьего мира (Wikipedia will be printed for third world countries)]," [http://lenta.ru/ Lenta.ru], [[November 3]], [[2005]]
:* numerous other newspapers and technology magazines.