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This is the "behind the scenes" look at Wikipedia: it's motivations and intentions.
Updated on Mar 27, 13
Created on Mar 15, 13
Category: Computers & Internet
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C Miller's List: Wikipedia
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Feb 15, 12
The most famous of all the Wikimedia siblings.
Look at how many pages exist in Earth's various languages...
YOU could sign up, create a page, and begin editing, TODAY! -
Mar 15, 13
These are the five foundational philosophies for Wikipedia.
My favorite is the last one! -
Mar 15, 13
These are the rules for contributors.
It is always evolving as new needs arise!-
- Content, which defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it
- Conduct, which describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable
- Deletion, which explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted
- Enforcement, which accounts for various means by which standards may be enforced
- Legal, which includes rules influenced by legal considerations, and remedies for their misuse
- Procedural, which documents various processes by which the English Wikipedia operates
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- Ignore all rules
- "If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it."
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Mar 15, 13
In case you are a person who makes assumptions, this is what Wikipedia is NOT...
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- 1 Style and format
- 2 Encyclopedic content
- 2.1 Wikipedia is not a dictionary
- 2.2 Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought
- 2.3 Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion
- 2.4 Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files
- 2.5 Wikipedia is not a blog, Web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site
- 2.6 Wikipedia is not a directory
- 2.7 Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook, or scientific journal
- 2.8 Wikipedia is not a crystal ball
- 2.9 Wikipedia is not a newspaper
- 2.10 Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information
- 2.11 Wikipedia is not censored
- 3 Community
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USE WIKIPEDIA AT YOUR OWN RISK
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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN WIKIPEDIA MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, DANGEROUS, ADDICTIVE, UNETHICAL OR ILLEGAL.
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2.1 Use multiple independent sources
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2.5 Take advantage of "what links here"
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Mar 27, 13
Studies show the Wikipedia is as reliable as the more established Encyclopedia Brittanica; however, unlike Brittanica, the Wikipedia may be corrected within a minute.
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Several studies have been done to assess the reliability of Wikipedia. A notable early study in the journal Nature said that in 2005, Wikipedia scientific articles came close to the level of accuracy in Encyclopædia Britannica and had a similar rate of "serious errors".[2] The study by Nature was disputed by Encyclopædia Britannica,[3] and later Nature replied to this refutation with both a formal response and a point-by-point rebuttal of Britannica's main objections.[4] Between 2008 and 2012, articles in medical and scientific fields such as pathology,[5] toxicology,[6] oncology,[7] pharmaceuticals,[8] and psychiatry[9] comparing Wikipedia to professional and peer-reviewed sources found that Wikipedia's depth and coverage were of a high standard.
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An early study conducted by IBM researchers in 2003—two years following Wikipedia's establishment—found that "vandalism is usually repaired extremely quickly—so quickly that most users will never see its effects"[11] and concluded that Wikipedia had "surprisingly effective self-healing capabilities".[12] A 2007 peer-reviewed study stated that "42% of damage is repaired almost immediately...
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6 External links
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