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"When traditional encyclopedias have errors, those can't be corrected until the next printing, Wales said. Wikipedia errors can be corrected by the network of volunteers who edit and write for the online service."

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Interesting observation on the impact of the web and Wikapedia on education. - "Then Something Big and Important™ happened. It was called the World Wide Web. And the Web begat the wiki, and the wiki begat Wikipedia. And it was good. But it makes the way I teach, and the way I was taught, archaic. Why should someone be forced to memorize endless hierarchies as outlined above. If I really wanted to find out the differences in the digestive systems of animals in Phylum Nematoda compared to Phyum Annelida, I could just look it up in Wikipedia or some other reputable online source." I agree completely. Why is memorization necessary when good research techniques and familiarity with the topic is more than enough. But perhaps Plato would disagree - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wordscape/museum/plato.html - via Stephen Downes

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The first time I encountered Wikipedia, I saw it as a world brain, the Noosphere realized. This site explains how it works and how to be part of it. via Stephen Downes

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