a. What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a Web-based encyclopedia that is operated by
the Wikimedia Foundation.
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 that it probably wouldn't be very reliable but,
like the article says, other people who are knowledgeable about the subject are
going to come along and not let something wrong be posted. There are many times
that I choose to go to Wikipedia first because even though it doesn't seem like
its possible, the majority of the time their information is accurate.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in
when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
They put their trust in "wisdom of crowds",
because they believe that because so many people use Wikipedia that errors and
vandalism will quickly be weeded out.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
He left because he thought that it should give more
authority to experts.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia
page?
Abuse or vandalism
would be obviously false information or non-professional sounding information.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this
piece reveal?
The statistics show
that Wikipedia is one of the most popular and go-to sites on the internet.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
I think Wikipedia is so successful because it condenses
information about a topic into one space and a lot of times it breaks it down
to make it easier to understand.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept
advertising?
They may not want to accept advertising because they would
want to stay free of bias and also by having ads that would give them profit
and it is a nonprofit organization.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of
Wikipedia entries?
It increases the reliability of entries because it can check
the IP address of anonymous editors to see who is editing the information on
the site.
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