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Wikipedia:Comprised of

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This page aggregates links about the use of the phrase "comprised of" on Wikipedia.

Giraffedata links

  • "Comprised of", essay explaining the purpose of the project to delete "comprised of" from Wikipedia.
  • Giraffedata talk page
  • [http://giraffe-data.com/~bryanh/comprisedof.html Bot generated list of instances of "comprised of"]

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Media links

  • McMillen, Andrew (February 3, 2015). "[https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad One Man's Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake]". Medium: Backchannel.
  • [http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/02/03/182201/one-mans-quest-to-rid-wikipedia-of-exactly-one-grammatical-mistake Discussion of "One Man's Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake"]. February 3, 2015, 1:02 PM. Slashdot.
  • Brown, Molly (February 3, 2015, 11:13 AM). "[http://www.geekwire.com/2015/meet-man-ridding-wikipedia-comprised-one-edit-time/ Meet the man ridding Wikipedia of 'comprised of,' one edit at a time]". GeekWire.
  • Smith, Ernie (February 3, 2015). "[http://associationsnow.com/2015/02/tuesday-buzz-meet-micro-volunteering-star/ Tuesday Buzz: Meet a Micro-Volunteering All-Star]". Associations Now.
  • Alyssa Bereznak (February 4, 2015). [http://news.yahoo.com/a-wikipedia-editor-has-spent-years-removing-47-000-incorrect-uses-of--comprised-of-000037164.html "A Wikipedia Editor Has Spent Years Removing 47,000 Incorrect Uses of 'Comprised Of'"], Yahoo! News.
  • [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8990903 Discussion of "One Man's Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake"]. February 4, 2015. Hacker News.
  • Buckley, Sean (February 4, 2015, 7:00 AM). "[http://gizmodo.com/mans-wikipedia-edits-mostly-consist-of-deleting-compris-1683631156 Man's Wikipedia Edits Mostly Consist Of Deleting 'Comprised Of']". Gizmodo.
  • Price, Rob (February 4, 2015, 8:24 AM). "[https://www.businessinsider.com/wikipedia-comprised-of-bryan-henderson-wikignome-2015-2 A Wikipedia editor has made 47,000 edits manually to correct one simple mistake]". Business Insider.
  • Doctorow, Cory (February 4, 2015, 12:00 PM). "[http://boingboing.net/2015/02/04/wikipedian-corrects-15000-in.html Wikipedian corrects 15,000+ instances of 'comprised of']". Boing Boing.
  • Price, Rob (February 4, 2015, 6:54 PM). "[http://www.businessinsider.in/A-Wikipedia-editor-has-made-47000-edits-manually-to-correct-one-simple-grammar-error/articleshow/46122627.cms A Wikipedia editor has made 47,000 edits manually to correct one simple grammar error]". Business Insider India.
  • Solon, Olivia (February 4, 2015, 6:36 PM) "[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/man-makes-47000-wikipedia-edits-5106883 Man makes 47,000 Wikipedia edits to fix the same grammatical mistake]". The Daily Mirror.
  • Gastaldo, Evann (February 4, 2015 2:47 PM CST). "[http://www.newser.com/story/202226/guys-mission-erase-comprised-of-from-wikipedia.html Guy's Mission: Erase Single Error From Wikipedia]" Newser.
  • Ryssdal, Kai (February 4, 2015, 4:07 PM). "[http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/final-note/one-mans-mission-get-comprised-wikipedia One man's mission to get 'comprised of' off Wikipedia]". Marketplace.
  • Kinney, Chance·(February 4, 2015). "[http://www.chipchick.com/2015/02/wikipedia-errors.html One Guy Is Not Happy That Wikipedia is Comprised Of Errors]". Chip Chick.
  • Lusher, Adam (February 4, 2015). "[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wikipedia-editor-has-made-some-47000-corrections-to-online-database-10024355.html Wikipedia editor has made some 47,000 corrections to online database]". The Independent.
  • Cuddihy, Tony (February 4, 2015). "[http://www.joe.ie/tech/the-worlds-most-pedantic-man-has-made-47000-wikipedia-edits-to-date/483735 The world's most pedantic man has made 47,000 Wikipedia edits to date]". JOE.ie.
  • Rickman, Dina. (February 4, 2015). "[http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-man-is-on-a-wikipedia-mission-to-eradicate-one-phrase--gki1BtYJ3e This man is on a Wikipedia mission to eradicate one phrase]". i100.
  • Bereznak, Alyssa (February 4, 2015). "[https://www.yahoo.com/tech/a-wikipedia-editor-has-spent-years-removing-47-000-110070941529.html A Wikipedia Editor Has Spent Years Removing 47,000 Incorrect Uses of 'Comprised of']". Yahoo Tech.
  • [https://www.reddit.com/r/badlinguistics/comments/2unghk/one_mans_quest_to_rid_wikipedia_of_exactly_one/ Discussion of "One Man’s Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake"]. February 5, 2015. Reddit.
  • McMillen, Andrew (February 5, 2015). "[http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/grammar-zealot-bryan-henderson-declares-war-on-phrase-comprised-of-20150205-13726e.html Grammar zealot Bryan Henderson declares war on phrase 'comprised of']". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  • McMillen, Andrew (February 5, 2015, 4:13 PM). "[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/grammar-zealot-bryan-henderson-declares-war-on-phrase-comprised-of-20150205-13726e.html Grammar zealot Bryan Henderson declares war on phrase 'comprised of']". Brisbane Times.
  • Jackman, David (February 5, 2015, 1:10:41). "[http://full-timewhistle.com/technology-22/this-man-is-on-a-wikipedia-mission-to-eradicate-one-phrase-6295.html This man is on a Wikipedia mission to eradicate one phrase]". Full-Time Whistle.
  • Cornejo, Juan Paulino (February, 5, 2015, 4:16 AM). "[http://www.designntrend.com/articles/38461/20150205/wikipedia-editor-corrected-47-000-instances-phrase-comprised.htm Wikipedia Editor Giraffedata Has Corrected 47,000 Instances Of Phrase 'Comprised Of']". Design & Trend.
  • "[http://sputniknews.com/science/20150205/1017800413.html Man Sets Out To Fix Every Single Instance of Mistake on Wikipedia]". February 5, 2015, 6:41 AM UTC +3. Sputnik International.
  • Waugh, Rob (February 5, 2015). "[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wikipedia-pedant-has-corrected-47-000-of-the-same-tiny-grammar-mistake-115935181.html#HoNraFv Wikipedia pedant has corrected 47,000 of the same tiny grammar mistake]". Yahoo News UK.
  • Shariatmadari, David (February 5, 2015 7:28 EST). "[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/05/why-wikipedias-grammar-vigilante-is-wrong Why Wikipedia's grammar vigilante is wrong]". The Guardian.
  • Charlton, Corey (February 5, 2015, 12:11 PM EST). "[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2941444/Editor-extraordinaire-Obsessive-software-engineer-corrected-grammar-mistake-astonishing-47-000-times-Wikipedia.htmld Editor extraordinaire: Obsessive software engineer has corrected the same grammar mistake an astonishing 47,000 times on Wikipedia]". Daily Mail.
  • Molloy, Mark (February 5, 2015, 1:31 PM GMT). "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11392756/Grammar-crusader-spends-years-removing-repeated-error-47000-times-on-Wikipedia.html Grammar crusader spends years removing repeated error 47,000 times on Wikipedia]". The Telegraph.
  • Readhead, Harry (February 5, 2015 3:56 PM). "[http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/05/meet-the-wikipedia-pedant-who-has-made-47000-corrections-5050973/ Meet the Wikipedia pedant who has made 47,000 corrections]" Metro.
  • Casey, Ruairi (February 5, 2015, 5:07 PM). "[http://www.newstalk.com/Man-spends-years-correcting-same-grammatical-error-47000-times-on-Wikipedia Man spends years correcting same grammatical error 47,000 times on Wikipedia]" Newstalk.
  • Howse, Christopher (February 5, 2015, 8:05 PM GMT). "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/11394066/Pedants-of-the-world-we-salute-you.html Pedants of the world, we salute you]". The Telegraph.
  • "[http://customstoday.com.pk/bryan-henderson-a-wikipedia-editor-makes-47000-grammatical-edits-to-phrase-comprise-of-manually/ Bryan Henderson a Wikipedia editor makes 47,000 grammatical edits to phrase "comprise of" manually]" February 5, 2015. Customs Today.
  • Kelner, Simon (February 5, 2015). "[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/he-might-be-a-pedantic-oddity-but-wikipedias-grammar-crusader-is-my-modernday-hero-10026420.html He might be a pedantic oddity, but Wikipedia's grammar crusader is my modern-day hero]". The Independent.
  • "[http://bigbrowser.blog.lemonde.fr/2015/02/05/le-justicier-grammatical-de-wikipedia/ Le justicier grammatical de Wikipédia]". February 5, 2015. Le Monde.
  • Lusher, Adam (February 6, 2015, 5:42 AM). "[http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/wikipedia-editor-hates-comprised-makes-47000-edits/2535543/ Wikipedia editor hates 'comprised of', makes 47,000 edits]". Sunshine Coast Daily.
  • Samuels, Diana (February 6, 2015, 10:44 AM). "[http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2015/02/man_spends_his_spare_time_fixi.html Man spends his spare time fixing one grammatical mistake on Wikipedia: Would you?]". The Times-Picayune.
  • James, Maddie (February 6, 2015). "[http://junkee.com/grammar-obsessive-makes-47000-edits-to-change-incorrect-phrase-on-wikipedia-turns-out-he-may-have-been-wrong/50589 Grammar Obsessive Makes 47,000 Edits To Change Incorrect Phrase On Wikipedia; Turns Out He May Have Been Wrong]". Junkie.
  • Lenbang, Jerry (February 6, 2015). "[http://www.360nobs.com/2015/02/meet-the-grammarian-who-spent-years-correcting-over-47-000-repeated-errors-on-wikipedia/ Meet The Grammarian Who Spent Years Correcting Over 47,000 Repeated Errors On Wikipedia]". 360 News.
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/05/why-wikipedias-grammar-vigilante-is-wrong/ |title=Why Wikipedia's grammar vigilante is wrong |work=The Guardian |date=February 5, 2015 |author=Shariatmadari, David}}