Please don’t get the wrong idea about this column; I have nothing against crowdsourcing. Some of my best friends belong to crowds. I also have nothing against the concept of a “free, Web-based, collaborative multilingual encyclopedia project,” as Wikipedia defines itself. And while journalists, students and others doing research should know by now to consider the wide variety — and quality — of sources that go into most Wikipedia listings, I’ll admit that there is some value within the information that’s presented.
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Whose Wikipedia Is It, Anyway?
Posted by: Renay San Miguel May 14, 2010 05:00 AMPlease don’t get the wrong idea about this column; I have nothing against crowdsourcing. Some of my best friends belong to crowds. I also have nothing against the concept of a “free, Web-based, collaborative multilingual encyclopedia project,” as Wikipedia defines itself. And while journalists, students and others doing research should know by now to consider the wide variety — and quality — of sources that go into most Wikipedia listings, I’ll admit that there is some value within the information that’s presented.