- Wikipedia is able to do things that other encylopedias can't, like giving information to people everywhere despite things like the digital divide or poverty. I never thought about how Wikipedia would affect those who don't have quite the same resources that we do.
- They only have one employee; volunteers do everything else.
- Running Wikipedia costs only $5,000 a month.
2 Things I Agreed With:
- The real problem with vandalism on Wikipedia is between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.
- To be able to distribute proper information it needs to have a neutral point of view.
1 Thing I Disagreed With:
- Anonymous users who aren't even logged in can go and edit the site.
About article:
I wasn't surprised because there are some times that I find Wikipedia hard to understand, but the article made it sound like it is hard to understand on every topic. While I think that there are certain subjects where Wikipedia is written in a hard to understand way, I still find it more helpful than most other sites.
Ways to Use Wikipedia:
I always use Wikipedia for background information but I have never used Wikipedia for links, keywords, or references.
Excellent understanding of the nature of Wikipedia and how it can be used to support research!
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