Fair enough, though as was shown in that thread, there is a lot of misunderstanding as to what constitutes an athiest.
Though, both dictionary links mention "the disbelief in god as a definition of atheism. I would suggest that "disbelief" and "absence of belief" are intended to be synonomous.
Not that I am going to try to paint Wikipedia as perfect. It is a user created project, and, to borrow an argument from the other thread, is subject to man's flaws. I've been an editor there for a year, and have tried to ensure my articles are as truthful as possible, but even so, there are a lot of times where the communal nature of it can obscure what could be an otherwise simple point.
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