What is Wikipedia?
- Wikipedia is a web-based collaborative encyclopedia project
How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?
- There is more chance of a project being accurate when collaborated with many people. It helps cut out biases and more objectivity
Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
- Volunteer group of editors and administrators
Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
- He felt that more authority needed to be given to experts
What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
- people may add inaccurate information or even misspell words and small minute details.
What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
- Wikipedia is a constantly changing and constantly used source of information
Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
- Wikipedia gives people the opportunity to collaborate and it offers a unique and free source of information that is available to all people
Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
- Accepting advertising may make vandalism to grow and may make it harder to control and monitor entries and articles
How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
- Wikiscanner exposed governments and businesses that were editing the information on them in order to make themselves look better, so it helps monitor the site and articles and to try to eliminate biased information.
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