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An analysis of Wikipedia article "Three Witnesses"
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An analysis of claims made in Wikipedia article "Three Witnesses"
Updated 9/28/2011
The following sub-articles analyze sections of the Wikipedia "Three Witnesses" article. The sections examined are the following:
Introduction
Testimony of the Three Witnesses
The Three Witnesses
Importance
Further reading
Articles on this subject
- For an overview on this subject, see
- Mormonism and Wikipedia: The Church History That "Anyone Can Edit", Roger Nicholson, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Vol. 1, 2012. 151-190
- "Wiki Wars: In battle to define beliefs, Mormons and foes wage battle on Wikipedia", Michael De Groote, Deseret News, January 30, 2011.
- "Something Wiki This Way Comes: How collaborative editing is changing the face of online LDS apologetics", R. Scott Lloyd, Church News, August 8, 2011.
- Something Wiki This Way Comes: How Collaborative Editing is Changing the Face of Online LDS Apologetics. A close look at the challenges and history of editing LDS topics in a Wikipedia. This is a 2011 FAIR conference presentation by Roger Nicholson, in PDF format.
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