Difference between revisions of "Wikipedia"
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| − | + | It bills itself as "''the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit''", and while that's true, reverting people's edits is really easy, and so is blocking users or IP addresses. Not everyone can do that. Who decides who can and who can't? Another hierarchy of privilege - which can be revoked if someone's decisions are deemed 'out of line'. It's reliance on "mainstream" sources echoes that of other commercially-controlled media the world over, so Wikipedia is not as radically unbiased and fair as it purports to be. | |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] | + | |
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] - "The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" | ||
| + | * [[WikipediaPlus]] - A tool to supplement Wikipedia with content from alternative sites such as this one | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 7 July 2011
It bills itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", and while that's true, reverting people's edits is really easy, and so is blocking users or IP addresses. Not everyone can do that. Who decides who can and who can't? Another hierarchy of privilege - which can be revoked if someone's decisions are deemed 'out of line'. It's reliance on "mainstream" sources echoes that of other commercially-controlled media the world over, so Wikipedia is not as radically unbiased and fair as it purports to be.
- Wikipedia - "The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"
- WikipediaPlus - A tool to supplement Wikipedia with content from alternative sites such as this one
