Comments on: Wikipedia Entries: The More Authors the Better http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/ A journal that shows you why not to believe everything you're told. Updated weekly. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ted Goas http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-136 Ted Goas Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:52:43 +0000 http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-136 Interesting comparison. "Wikipedia also demonstrates the scientific process in that every article is subject to 'peer review.'" True, this is the first part of the process. If these peers are knowledgeable authorities, Wikipedia would be a better place. But the site's contributors are largely anonymous, not necessarily experts in the area, and sometimes inject personal biases into the public site. It would be like if there's only one version of Linux and everyone is always running the latest version. You can alter the version as you see fit, but so can anyone else, including those not well-versed in certain areas of programming. Interesting comparison. “Wikipedia also demonstrates the scientific process in that every article is subject to ‘peer review.’” True, this is the first part of the process. If these peers are knowledgeable authorities, Wikipedia would be a better place. But the site’s contributors are largely anonymous, not necessarily experts in the area, and sometimes inject personal biases into the public site.

It would be like if there’s only one version of Linux and everyone is always running the latest version. You can alter the version as you see fit, but so can anyone else, including those not well-versed in certain areas of programming.

]]> By: Lupis Noctum http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-135 Lupis Noctum Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:21:24 +0000 http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-135 The first comparison that sprang to my mind was the massive difference between Linux and Windows. One works, one doesn't work very well. Wikipedia is essentially the Linux of online encyclopedias. Wikipedia also demonstrates the scientific process in that every article is subject to "peer review." The first comparison that sprang to my mind was the massive difference between Linux and Windows. One works, one doesn’t work very well. Wikipedia is essentially the Linux of online encyclopedias.

Wikipedia also demonstrates the scientific process in that every article is subject to “peer review.”

]]> By: Ted http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-11 Ted Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:44:57 +0000 http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/quality-of-web/wikipedia-entries-the-more-authors-the-better/#comment-11 Two days later, I came across <a href="http://www.wikirage.com/" title="WikiRage" rel="nofollow">WikiRage</a>, a tool for tracking edits on Wikipedia.org. It can be used to see what the most edited (and sometimes most disputed) entries are at any given time. Two days later, I came across WikiRage, a tool for tracking edits on Wikipedia.org. It can be used to see what the most edited (and sometimes most disputed) entries are at any given time.

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