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________________________________ From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Turvey Sent: 09 June 2009 19:32 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] David Mitchell Whilst browsing Signpost back issues, I came across this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-02-23/In_ the_news Words of praise from David Mitchell In an article <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/22/wikipedia-internet> published on guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> , actor and comedian David Mitchell <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitchell_%28actor%29> praised Wikipedia as being "brilliant." Mitchell defended Wikipedia against criticisms of inaccuracy, writing "readers should always question the veracity of what they read and the motives of whoever wrote it, and in the internet age more than ever.... And if Wikipedia, while being very informative in most cases, teaches a few lessons about questioning sources, then that's all to the good." Mitchell also criticized the UK Conservative Party <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Conservative_Party> for manipulating the Titian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian> entry (see related story <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-02-16/In _the_news> ). Has anyone tried recruiting him to Wikimedia UK?
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