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An article I wrote makes the front page of wikipedia today!

Vintagekits · 2009-08-03 10:25:23

Of the millions of articles on wikipedia one that I wrote has been chosen to be its lead article for today. Millions of people use the website everyday so its some decent exposure for "our Mike". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

03-08-2009 10:25am

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Vintagekits

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Of the millions of articles on wikipedia one that I wrote has been chosen to be its lead article for today. Millions of people use the website everyday so its some decent exposure for "our Mike".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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#2 03-08-2009 11:30am

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Just shows how full of ****e wikipedia is. Hughie Russell is an Irishman and the first Irishman to win the Lonsdale belt outright. Just so you can change that.

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#3 03-08-2009 11:32am

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So, wiki use a lottery system too:D

Fair play, proud of ye mate!

And, very well written and presented

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#4 03-08-2009 1:14pm

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eagle eye wrote: »

Just shows how full of ****e wikipedia is. Hughie Russell is an Irishman and the first Irishman to win the Lonsdale belt outright. Just so you can change that.

First from south of the border. Anyway - I took it out. Eamonn O'Hara at the Irish News was the source for the information.

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#5 03-08-2009 1:15pm

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Fair play bud, well written and nice for you to be on the lead page..

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#6 04-08-2009 1:45pm

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Nice one!!!

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