The encyclopedia giant, which first went online on January 15, 2001, turned 10 a couple weeks ago. Wikipedia has become the most visited encyclopedia website on the Internet, with over 400 million unique visitors monthly, according to 2010 comScore figures. Since 2007, the percentage of American adults who use the online encyclopedia grew from 25 percent to 42 percent. The article also talks about how all articles on Wikipedia are supported by the Wikimedia Foundation and are under constant revision by users and editors. Some people don't think that the site is reliable due to the fact that the articles can be edited by anyone who visits the site, but that's why Wikipedia has 80,000 volunteer editors. I know that that a lot of people, especially teachers, don't like Wikipedia because it can be edited by anyone who visits the site, but personally, I love the site. I've done many research projects through out my St. Andrew's career and I've started with Wikipedia most of the time. The thing about this is that I've never read something one Wikipedia that has been inaccurate, and I know this because I always use multiple websites as resources. Also, even if some random person edits an article on Wikipedia, what are the chances that you're going to view that article? There are over 15 million published articles on Wikipedia and they are under constant revision by the 80,000 volunteer editors that run the site. Overall, I believe that Wikipedia is a reliable website to get information about almost anything.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/01/14/technology-wikipedia-anniversary.html
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