Wikipedia is frequently touted as a marvel of collaboration, a model of peer production. But it may be more instructive as a laboratory of pathologies of social interaction. While perhaps - like sausages- it's better not to see the product being made, any familiarity with how Wikipedia operates should give rise to enormous scepticism about its alleged example of harmonious collective action.
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Hi..
while it's acceptable to publish short extracts of pieces and comment on them, thus creating new works, it's not acceptable - and breaks the law in any country you're in - to copy the whole thing.
It also means that because people don't come to our site to read the original, that we can't afford to pay people to write that stuff, which means you don't have any stuff to copy, which means you're reduced to writing about your navel fluff.
So - a link and some comment, great; the whole thing, no. Please adjust your post.
BTW - in case you're wondering, I edit the Guardian's Technology section.
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