Wikipedia Brown, boy detective

Ran across this link in a wikipedia discussion -- it's hilarious. http://adamcadre.ac/content/brown/

I loved Encyclopedia Brown when I was young, even as an early reader I was gravitating toward the mystery genre.

I get a little annoyed with the wikipedia debates. I use it a lot for certain subjects, especially pop culture ones. There are already plenty of professors who won't let students cite the Encyclopedia Brittanica, but they don't tell the students they can't use it. Those who complain about accuracy and such in wikipedia seem to be suggesting they believe that print sources are never mistaken, inaccurate, biased, or flat out wrong.

Anyway, enjoy the Encyclopedia Brown satire.

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