Comments on: The Problem with Wikipedia Today

By: Eric P

Eric P — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:55:14 +0000

One problem with wikipedia is that the power of it’s content is with a few persons. Anyone can contribute but if there are different opinions then there is no good way to resolve whose opinion will be stated in wikipedia. The way it is now it’s not the educated opinion, it’s the popular opinion. Or rather, it’s the opinion of the loud few who wants to spread their word.

By: nosson

nosson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:15:48 +0000

Why is the discussion page on Wikipedia a wiki. Shouldn’t it be like a regular discussion page where it cant be deleted by anyone who wants?

By: vargas

vargas — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:31:22 +0000

yeah, but not just any website is set up to be an informational reference point. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Therefore there is an obligation to be dispassionate and accurate with the information it provides.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:46:12 +0000

Interesting observation, I do use Wikipedia as reference but I can see your point. The same can be said of any website and its content though.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:34:20 +0000

I really do not like it because it is not authority. Uneducated, dumb and wanna be smart ass people are the ones who are giving their opinions only. I think that it is fine if you are AWARE that a lot of what you might be reading might not be true then, go ahead and read it. BUT if you are not aware of this you will be pulling in a bunch of false data. This is NOT good.

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Wiki Wiki Woo « MuldoonSix — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:17:50 +0000

[...] with all the props from the study mentioned above, there is still a dark side of Wikipedia. So much so, that many teachers today prohibit students from using Wikipedia as a [...]

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:41:40 +0000

i love wikipedia. ^^

By: bibor

bibor — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:14:31 +0000

wikipedia almost know everything , so its a nice source when u need to know something fast.

By: mauris

mauris — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:57:30 +0000

the problem is the students from today doesnt use the lexikon, they only use digital media to get informations

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:08:59 +0000

Wikipedia is a great resource, I don't even know how many times it's popped up first in the SERP to answer whatever question I had. If you need to be sure, however, I suppose it pays to have access to a real encyclopedia. Anyone remember Encarta? I didn't think so. (hah)