There was an article in the Wall Street Journal last week reporting on a longstanding war in Wikipedia:
Editors Won't Let It Be When It Comes to 'the' or 'The' http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444657804578048534112811590.html ---o0o--- The Beatles once sang, "Have you heard the word is love?" In a Wikipedia war raging around the group, the word is "the." For some eight years, editors at the online encyclopedia have been debating whether the article "the" should be uppercased when referring to the band. Is it "the" Beatles or "The" Beatles? [...] Tina Vozick, who has been editing Wikipedia entries for six years, says disputes have become more frequent over the years. She blames "an overabundance of testosterone running around the pages." ---o0o--- There are now a couple of discussions related to the latter comment: one on Jimbo's talk page (headed "Sexist comments made against male Wikipedians in a national publication") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Sexist_comments_made_against_male_Wikipedians_in_a_national_publication_.28WSJ.29 , and one on Tina's talk page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Tvoz#On_sexism
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