Do you support wikipedia.org?
By Omose14
@Omose14 (58)
United States
3 responses
@pdexdee (224)
• Serbia And Montenegro
25 Aug 08
i hear for some newest online encyclopedia too but i don't know who they called.about wikipedia it's good because they have support on many many languages worldwide and good search engine too.of course there are o lot of usefull informations,many different stories.i'm interesting how many people daily visit that site daily!?
@movicont (495)
• United States
25 Aug 08
Do I support it as in do I give money to it? No. Do I think it's a good idea? To an extent, yes. I think it's a good idea to have such a large collection of information, especially since the information is readily available (and easy to fact-check).
However, I've spoken to several people who are experts on certain topics (say molecular biology), and weren't able to push their edits through due to the autocratic admins. Wikipedia's admin policy is, IMO, definitely problematic, as it rewards those who can afford to spend a lot of time on the site. These people are often kids with too much time on their hands, and they end up removing the accurate work of actual experts on the subject just because they can.
It's a curious, small detail, I guess, but it makes me cringe at times.