a. What is Wikipedia? Wikipedia is a
non-profit, multilingual, web-based encyclopedia that's sole mission is to give
the most relevant and reliable information.
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it? Most say that it can only "work in practice" but I would say that the content is monitored by people picked by the creator of the site so the "chaos" is a little overblown.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? They trust the people to troubleshoot any discrepancies on the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? Sanger left because he felt the authority of the information should be given to the experts.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? It will be removed quickly and if anything else it will show up in red to the administrators.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? That this site is viewed frequently but maybe not used that much.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? The accessibility and the relevance of the information presented.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? Because it can compromise the neutrality of Wikipedia because of any ties they have to their customers.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries? The content is monitored to weed out any self-interest content and abuse.
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it? Most say that it can only "work in practice" but I would say that the content is monitored by people picked by the creator of the site so the "chaos" is a little overblown.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? They trust the people to troubleshoot any discrepancies on the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? Sanger left because he felt the authority of the information should be given to the experts.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? It will be removed quickly and if anything else it will show up in red to the administrators.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? That this site is viewed frequently but maybe not used that much.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? The accessibility and the relevance of the information presented.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? Because it can compromise the neutrality of Wikipedia because of any ties they have to their customers.
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries? The content is monitored to weed out any self-interest content and abuse.
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