Description:
Wikipedia.org is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Yes, anyone -- even you! This fact has led to controversy about the validity of the information available there. I want you to look at a subject of interest to you (maybe something you know lots about) and tell me what you think. Are there mistakes? Misinformation? Poor writing? Would you user or want your child/niece/nephew using this resource in a school paper?
Please speak to the article itself, and not to the idea of Wikipedia. I am more interested in hearing whether the particular information you found was useful or not and why.
Hints:
- Choose something you enjoy. For instance, I liked the entries on Spiderman, saltpeter and Daphnia.
- If you google your subject, the first entry may very well be a Wikipedia article.
- Use the 50 words rules for quantity if you just want to do the minimum here.
Resources:
- Another Wiki Mess Robert McHenry, Britannica blog.
- Jabberwiki: The Educational Response Michael Gorman, Britannica blog.
- Jimmy Wales Time Magazine
- Wikipedia's Aukward Adolescence Karen Schneider CIO
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