The Brazilian National Museum burned down

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The Brazilian National Museum burned down

Post by ericbarbour » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:26 pm

And Wikimedia used it for publicity. And it worked.
https://www.cnet.com/news/wikipedia-see ... useum-fire
https://observer.com/2018/09/brazil-nat ... wikipedia/

Currently on the front page of Reddit is this thread, complete with the top comment "I love Wikipedia. What an awesome idea."
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Re: The Brazilian National Museum burned down

Post by ericbarbour » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:27 pm

Meanwhile, the Guardian is still posting snivelling Jimbo-Luv.

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Re: The Brazilian National Museum burned down

Post by sashi » Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:19 am

Tate replaces museum curators with Wikipedia (GD §)
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