Colour me skeptical that wikipedia has different versions of pages for different provinces. Is that even technically possible? Can you access the page...
There we go, that was helpful
Iain, thanks, and yes, I successfully linked to those pages. I went back & checked the Schmidt page yet again & I cannot see "Kraut Line" appearing on the page. Technically, Im its possible to alter content by region as
C58 points out in referencing advertising, as per search engines determining location through URL's for customized & targeted messaging. We even see it here on hf, the banner ad bar on the tops of the pages featuring local advertisers at various times on a rotational basis.
I am becoming increasingly convinced that Wikipedia is Western culture's single greatest gift to humanity. No, seriously.
Yes, its is odd, a conundrum that I still see no 'K' word... I agree with with your assertion that Wikipedia is an incredible source for information and sure, quite possibly Western societies greatest contribution to mankind in a single & extremely expansive repository of knowledge. Very much akin to the tomes scribed on solid gold tablets brought by emissaries from Atlantis and presented to the Egyptians; placed in chambers deep beneath the Sphynx & Pyramids of Giza, containing the answers to all of mankinds deepest questions. But I digress...
Apparently anyone can contribute & edit pages with Wikipedia as there isnt any system of Peer Review, though I would assume they employ Moderators & Fact Checkers who would control content; possibly using those CIA Black Highlighters in the removal of derogatory ethnic or racial terms, and yes, regionally, world-wide. Now, because there isnt any "peer review", and considering the incredible volume of information the site contains, you'd think it might be the Devils Playground if someone was perhaps inclined to create pages or wander through the existing library, inserting/deleting information in a diabolical journey of
Ergodic Contributions. Making it look totally legit in providing copious footnotes & links referencing people, events, scientific discoveries, films, movies, hockey games & players, books & so forth that never existed...