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Mormonism and Wikipedia : The Church History That "Anyone Can Edit"
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Interpreter : A Journal of Mormon Scripture
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Orem, UT
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The Interpreter Foundation
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151-190
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The ability to quickly and easily access literature critical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been made significantly easier through the advent of the Internet. One of the primary sites that dominates search engine results is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit." Wikipedia contains a large number of articles related to Mormonism that are edited by believers, critics, and neutral parties. The reliability of information regarding the Church and its history is subject to the biases of the editors who choose to modify those articles. Even if a wiki article is thoroughly sourced, editors sometimes employ source material in a manner that supports their bias. This essay explores the dynamics behind the creation of Wikipedia articles about the Church, the role that believers and critics play in that process, and the reliability of the information produced in the resulting wiki articles.
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Circumstantial Confirmation of the First Vision Through Reminiscences
Doctrines of Salvation : Sermons and Writings of Joseph Fielding Smith
Early Mormon Documents : Volume I
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve
Inventing Mormonism : Tradition and the Historical Record
Jehovah as the Father : The Development of the Mormon Jehovah Doctrine
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Joseph Smith's Experience of a Methodist "Camp-meeting" in 1820
Joseph Smith : The Making of a Prophet
Mormonism and the Nature of God : A Theological Evolution
The Charge of a Man with a Broken Lance (But Look What he Doesn't Tell Us)
The Development of the Mormon Understanding of God : Early Mormon Modalism and Other Myths;Mormonism and the Nature of God : A Theological Evolution, 1830-1915. [by] Widmer, Kurt
The Encounter of the Young Joseph Smith with Presbyterianism
The Life of John Taylor, Third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Orson Pratt--Brigham Young Controversies : Conflict Within the Quorums, 1853-1868
The Significance of Joseph Smith's 'First Vision' In Mormon Thought