Entries Tagged 'Wikipedia' ↓

was that a study published this month in the journal Nature has shown that there isn’t a huge difference in accuracy between Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia Britannica. I still think it’s a good idea that they’re instituting a more formal review process, but it’s important to keep the problems in perspective.

to Rough Type, a blog by Nicholas Carr in which you’ll find a good article about the new Web (aka Web 2.0), and in particular about Wikipedia: The amorality of Web 2.0. It’s mostly a good, if muddled, piece, and in the comments you can see the (many) extremes of reaction there are to any criticism of Wikipedia.

I like Wikipedia a lot and think that in general it’s pretty good - but that the standard must be higher than that. As such, then it should neither be considered a wholesale success or failure.