-Noam Cohen said, about Wikipedia, "It is a multilingual, Web based encyclopedia project, operated by Wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit organization". Basically it means that anyone who has access to Wikipedia can talk about any kind of subject.
B. How would you answer the question posted in this piece "How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?"?
-I would say that the source is not reliable because people, who probably doesn't know about the certain subject, can just go on Wikipedia and say anything about the subject. Anyone can just say anything about a certain subject, and no one can do anything about it.
C. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
-When it comes to detecting misinformation, the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in a tool called Wiki scanner. This scanner takes the IP addresses from the anonymous editors, and figures out if their work is creditable or not.
D. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
-Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he believed that Wikipedia should give more authority to experts. He left and created his own website called "Citizendium That Does Just That".
E. What would abuse and vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
-There will be abuse and vandalism pictures on the page. It would talk about the meaning of abuse and vandalism. It would also have pictures of something that has been abused and something that has been vandalized.
F. What do statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
-The statistics show that Wikipedia has become a very popular site. It shows that more and more people are using it everyday.
G. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
-I think that Wikipedia is so successful because people are able to edit the information and say anything they want to.
H. Why might Wikipedia's creators not want to accept advertising?
-The Wikipedia's creators do not want to accept advertising because the advertising would take away from the Wikipedia site. It would clutter up the site, and it would make people focus more on the advertising than the site.
I. How does Wiki scanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
-The Wiki scanner helps the Wikipedia creators help determine if the entries are creditable or not. It used the IP address of the anonymous editors and then it sees if their entry is creditable.
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