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Is the text at the bottom of the introduction appropriate? It seems like the last few lines are somewhat advertise-y. Could someone more experienced help? 60.242.31.143 08:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia as the ministry of truth?

After a discussion as to the impact of Wikipedia on the world and our everyday society. My co-workers and I came to the agreement that Wikipedia was perhaps the greatest innovation in information availability since the invention of the printing press. And as the printing press could be used to spread knowledge but it could also be used to spread propaganda and lies. As Wikipedia grows in volume of information and becomes more and more prevalent in our society as the best source for any information you could ever want or need it has the potential to become very similar to the "Ministry of Truth". Clearly we are a long way off from the "Ministry of Truth" described in George Orwell's book 1984, but potentially we have the power collective as a society to change any fact historical, literary or scientific..... Or if it was taken over by a government agency of coarse. :-P

With the power of Wikipedia I wouldn't be surprised if a world government sometime in the near future doesn't forge their own private Wikipedia (and block the real deal) and populate it with only the information they deem acceptable. And a true "Ministry of Truth" is born.

Thoughts?

--John hmstr (talk) 21:23, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah this is pure speculation. No room for it in the article (and this probably sounds like I'm censoring you, trust me, I'm not. People would know the difference between Wikipedia and Minitruepedia, they're even skeptic to Wikipedia as it is. Slartibartfast1992 22:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, this suggestion sounds worryingly close to thoughtcrime to me. Comrade hmstr, J. should be closely monitored from now on. HonestTom (talk) 14:45, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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	:Yeah this is pure speculation. No room for it in the article (and this probably sounds like I'm censoring you, trust me, I'm not. People would know the difference between Wikipedia and Minitruepedia, they're even skeptic to Wikipedia as it is. [[User talk:Slartibartfast1992\|<font color="black">'''Slarti'''</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Slartibartfast1992\|<font color="black">'''bartfast'''</font>]]<small>1992</small> 22:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)		:Yeah this is pure speculation. No room for it in the article (and this probably sounds like I'm censoring you, trust me, I'm not. People would know the difference between Wikipedia and Minitruepedia, they're even skeptic to Wikipedia as it is. [[User talk:Slartibartfast1992\|<font color="black">'''Slarti'''</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Slartibartfast1992\|<font color="black">'''bartfast'''</font>]]<small>1992</small> 22:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

			::I don't know, this suggestion sounds worryingly close to thoughtcrime to me. Comrade hmstr, J. should be closely monitored from now on. [[User:HonestTom\|HonestTom]] ([[User talk:HonestTom\|talk]]) 14:45, 2 January 2008 (UTC)