Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a web-based informational site contolled by the masses. Wikipedia uses mass communication to allow anyone to edit a post. Thier theory is if everyone can edit information, this will weed out any false information or vandelism. Larry Sanger was one of WIkipedias founders and left the company because he wanted more professionals to have control over the site.He went on to create a new site called Citizendium. When the author talks about abuse or vandelism I think he is saying when someone changes a post to something entirely untrue. Also vandelism could be when someone posts something offensive or totally biased, having no factual information. Wikipedia is one of the fastest growing web sites in the world. It is also one of the first hits in a google search, and more and more people visit this website everyday. I think wikipedia is so successful because it is easy to find information and the information is not watered down. You can almost also rely on wikipedia to be accurate because usually there is someone closely monitoring that page. I dont think Wikipedia wants advertisement because that could bring in some bias. That would be a slippery slope, and I dont think Wikipedia wants to go down that road. Wikiscanner is awesome because it allows the reader to check the IP address of the editor in question to the article. This is really cool because it lets you see what the editor is all about.