The curse of censorship
Wikipedia allows anyone to write and edit its entries. The much-hyped Answers.com uses material from Wikipedia, but controls that material, and does not permit user editing. The difference? Here are excerpts from the two sites' entries for CNN news personality Anderson Cooper.
He lives in New York City with his dog, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Molly.He's never been married and has no kids.
Since 2002, he has hosted CNN's New Year's Eve special from Times Square.
He lives in New York City with his dog, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Ozzie.He's never been married and has no kids.
He's 5'10, which means his penis is around 9.5 inches long.
He's a gay American, who lives with his boyfriend Jonny.
In a study done in early 2005, 75% of the viewers of 360 masturbate to Anderson everyday. (65% men and 45% women).
Since 2002, he has hosted CNN's New Year's Eve special from Times Square.
Comments
I'm not a fan of user edited encyclopedias. Experts and specialists with fact checkers and editors working with them make enough errors.
Though that particular listing is quite lovely and gratifying in a perverse way.
Posted by: Richard | March 22, 2005 10:28 AM
By the way, I hope everyone spotted the difference: Is the dog's name Molly or Ozzie?
Posted by: radosh | March 22, 2005 11:08 AM