The January 15, 2001 began the free encyclopedia project Wikipedia. Today, 11 years, has more than 16 million items (through 2009) and is currently the largest and most popular online reference work.
Since its inception, and Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, has enjoyed great popularity. He is currently among the 10 most popular websites in the world, has editions in 271 languages \u200b\u200band many of their issues have given rise to derivative available through other web sites. However, there is controversy over its reliability and accuracy
democratic Encyclopedia
In words kvar, one of his many volunteer writers, one of the most valued qualities (and questioned) of Wikipedia: "anyone can edit, anyone can change what other people have written, anyone can be a manager", which has led many speak of Wikipedia as an encyclopedia democratic or open.
And several have taken advantage of that access to the site to make up the items or make a deliberate misinformation, which in the argot of Wikipedia called "hooligans." Artists
low profile celebrity aspirations, professionals wanting to inflate his career and greedy politicians charisma have manipulated their own items to get better off.
In the words of its founder, Jimmy Wales, "Wikipedia should not take any position on any controversial issue. Our work is that the site is not a place for political commentary or persuasion.
The English Wikipedia is vague and does not deserve any confidence
According to a study sponsored by the Free College Foundation Emeritus University concluded that the web encyclopedia Wikipedia provides useful often, but it is reliable "only Sometimes, it engages in "not a few mistakes" and is characterized by a lack "widespread" from reliable sources.
"Your information must be verified before being used," responsible for the report recommends "Wikipedia: a comparative study," Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester Manuel Arias Maldonado.
The author discusses the German, the "most serious" Anglo-Saxon, the "most diverse" and English "least reliable" in this encyclopedia, but states that none of them deserves absolute trust.
Sources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/cultura_sociedad/2010/03/100304_sp_1400_especial_web_todopoderoso_wikipedia_irm.shtml
http://www.laflecha.net/canales/comunicacion/noticias/la-wikipedia-espanola-es-imprecisa-y-no-merece-ninguna-confianza
http://es.wikipedia .org / wiki / Wikipedia
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