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Examples of approaches using the "best of the public" include:

Examples of approaches using the "best of the public" include:

*Sports competitions, such as the [[Olympic Games]] until 1990, the [[Chicago Marathon]], and the [[Tour de France]] in the 1920s.  Anyone can enter, and the winner is determined solely by skill.

*Sports competitions, such as the [[Olympic Games]],<ref>Since 1990 there has been a qualifying requirement of reasonable success at a prior event.</ref> the [[Chicago Marathon]], and the [[Tour de France]] in the 1920s.  Anyone can enter, and the winner is determined solely by skill.

*[[American Idol]]

*[[American Idol]]

*Internet blogs.  Anyone can start a blog, and readers read the best blog posts.  Such blogs have been responsible for breaking crucial news stories well before the "experts" of the traditional media--for example, the [[Monica Lewinsky]] story and [[Rathergate]].

*Internet blogs.  Anyone can start a blog, and readers read the best blog posts.  Such blogs have been responsible for breaking crucial news stories well before the "experts" of the traditional media--for example, the [[Monica Lewinsky]] story and [[Rathergate]].