Wikipedia Questions

a. What is Wikipedia?  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 feel like a source can only be as reliable as you let it be. People edit sites sites everyday and if you feel uneasy about the information look it up on a different site.

c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
 They put their faith in the "wisdom of crowds,".


d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?Mr. Sanger left Wikipedia, believing that it should give more authority to experts; he has since created another site, Citizendium that does just that.


e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? There would be a lot of errors and untrue statements made about whatever the page is on.

f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? Wikipedia is growing rapidly and spreading all over the world.

g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? Wikipedia is so successful because you can look up anything on the site and there is so much information on there. It is easy to get to and convenient.

h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? when advertising is on a site it becomes less credible because everyone would think that it is a scam to get money from you.

i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries? It reveals any errors or abuse made by businesses or government officials. It keeps the site credible.