That is Wikipedia; half the stuff in their is someone's opinion, not fact.So I went to wikipedia and looked up Marian Ilitch and this is what it says:
Marian Ilitch Born January 7, 1933 [[age 80)
Dearborn, MichiganResidence Detroit, Michigan Citizenship United States Occupation entrepreneur, owner of Detroit Tigers & Detroit Red Wings, founder of Little Caesars Pizza Spouse[[s) Mike Ilitch Children seven
Marian is not an owner of the Tigers, according to the MLB, so she can own the casino. She IS an owner of the Wings, but the NHL isn't as stringent with their rules about owners being involved in gambling.
Old article, but relevant: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/18/sp...ted=all&src=pm
It's not as bad as you're implying:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...l/438900a.html
This is only related to selected science entries. Plus, the results should be interpreted more like "Encyclopedia Britannica is as bad as Wikipedia." Which is why Britannica got its panties in a bunch when the results were reported.
On topic...
I find it tough to make a real assessment considering the OP is a single sentence based on a rumor. If it is just a transfer of ownership, then it probably doesn't mean much.
I haven't checked the Britannica entry on Marian Ilitch to compare.
In other words, all encyclopedias are bad. That doesn't really help any of us, nor does it say much to discredit Wikipedia.
Wikepedia allows people to edit the entries at will. From Wikipedia's entry about Wikipeida:
Therefore, most entries are open to being someone's opinion or misunderstanding of the true nature of the subject.n a departure from the style of traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia is open to outside editing. This means that, with the exception of particularly sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree,[26] the reader of an article can edit the text without needing approval, doing so with a registered account or even anonymously.
Yes, and as previously stated, in many cases their entries are as accurate or more accurate than established encyclopedias like Britannica.
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