Wikipedia’s wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who wants to contribute and add to any of the information. That is, almost anyone, and almost any of Wikipedia’s information. The site has come under fire for accuracy after fallacies were left to sit on the site for months.
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Wikipedia Walks Line Between Openness, Control
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 19, 2006 02:02 PMWikipedia’s wild popularity has been matched recently by the amount of controversy surrounding the site, a Web-based encyclopedia that is open to anyone who wants to contribute and add to any of the information. That is, almost anyone, and almost any of Wikipedia’s information. The site has come under fire for accuracy after fallacies were left to sit on the site for months.