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Wikipedia Entries: The More Authors the Better

The quality of content on Wikipedia.org may seem like an obvious and easy target for Skeptical Monkey. Wikipedia does not have guidelines for its contributors, inviting anyone with a computer and Internet connection to submit their own content to the site (regardless of its accuracy).
“Perfection is not required.”
Sensing weaknesses in Wikipedia’s models, several other online [...]

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Take It With A Grain of Salt

Students May Be Wising Up To Wikipedia. Are You?
ARS Technica reported on a study claiming that a majority of surveyed students of St. Mary’s College did not immediately resort to Wikipedia for research. This results of the study showed how Wikipedia.org was not a popular first destination for students faced with a new research assignment. [...]

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