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kottke.org posts about encyclopedias

posted by Jason Kottke

Wikipedia closes its open doors just a

Wikipedia closes its open doors just a little bit and now requires people to register before they can edit entries on the site create new entries on the site, a change made due to recent complaints.

Update: Wikipedia requires registration to create new entries…anyone can still edit an existing entry. (thx, marco)