Wikipedia

How a Ragtag band created Wikipedia

Learned
1.The first thing that I learned while watching this video was that there is only one employee of Wikipedia. I was shocked that one person could control this entire process by themselves. Wikipedia is a close competitor of NY Times online which has hundreds of employees.
2. The second thing that I learned while watching this video was that there are "watch people". Watch people are people who specifically watch certain pages for incorrect information. If they spot incorrect information, they quickly change the information back to its correct form.
3. The third thing that I learned while watching this video was that there is a type of government for Wikipedia. There are people who discuss the topics on the site and vote on topics. There is also a governing body who make the rules for Wikipedia.

Agree
1. I agree with the content of this video when it talks about how an encyclopedia should be accessible to every person within the world. This is Wikipedia's job.
2. Another thing that I agree with on this video is that there should be some type of governing body which rules out inappropriate information.

Disagree
1. The only thing that I disagree with during this video is that it is not discussed about the punishment for people who purposefully put inappropriate information on Wikipedia.


Study: Wikipedia Pretty Accurate, But Hard to Read

Were you surprised? Why?
After reading the article, I was shocked to find out that many people believe Wikipedia is difficult to read. I believed that since Wikipedia can be written by anyone, it would be more easily understood. However, the research shows that Wikipedia's information is on a higher readability than other websites with the exact same information. The other websites just simply put their information is simpler terms.


Four Ways to Use Wikipedia

1. Background Information
     Always

2. Links
     Sometimes

3. Keywords
     Never

4. References
     Sometimes