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Non-news links in WN

Open ahalterman opened this issue 11 years ago • 0 comments

The WN sources seem to be getting links to things that aren't news. Here's one, for instance, that's definitely a Wikipedia page:

53a4e750421aa95075fcf436 Title: Mayor Katz address to Winnipeggers from Central Park (City of Winnipeg) Content: "Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (a point commonly known as The Forks). The name "Winnipeg" comes from the Cree for "muddy waters". The Winnipeg area was a trading centre for Aboriginal peoples prior to the arrival of Europeans. The first fort was b...."

We can see how many of the WN error stories are wikipedia and if it's worth it, put in a filter in the pipeline to dump any stories from wikipedia.org.

ahalterman avatar Jun 24 '14 02:06 ahalterman