Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”?
I would say, first, you need to fully understand the article and not take one source as the best source, second, Wikipedia is constantly monitored by a vast number of people, such as, you and I. This is the best policing tool that there is.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
The people who use the site or 'The Wisdom of the Crowd'
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
Sanger left Wikipedia, believing that it should give more authority to experts; he has since created another site, Citizendium that does give more credit to experts
False information, or information that attacks other people.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
That they did something right, the entire world wants knowledge and they are going to Wikipedia to find it.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
Wikipedia is so successful because really of the ease of use. People always want to know something and with technology they can know it right now. Wikipedia makes it so easy to find what you are looking for and even more.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
It would greatly hinder the site on the point that makes it so successful. It would slow people down and get in the way of the information that they want to attain.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
IP address of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked; the tool, Wikiscanner, quickly exposed examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments around the world
Cited
Cohen, N., and N. Cohen. "Wikipedia." The new york times on the web. Times Topic Page, 2009. Web. 6 May 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20090206friday.html
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