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Catchword for “Wikipedian defense”
Catchword: Wikipedian defense
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: At any rate, the whole process is taking on a life of its own as various people weigh in and out on the issue of the tests, what they showed, whether they showed what Floyd says they did or not, and so on. This is, as Landis’ old coach Arnie Baker told me last week, a Wikipedian defense (a term Baker says he coined), whereby anyone can participate and correct erroneous information.
Article or Document Title:
“Boulder Report: Silly Season Commences” (URL)
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Bicycling
Date of Publication:
Oct. 24, 2006
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Alternative formulation of ‘Wikipedia Defense’ by Landis quoted at Trust But Verify site on October 8th:

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by trust but verify 27 Oct 06, 1035 GMT

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