Co-Founder of Wikipedia Calls it Unreliable

[Aristotle]

Very interesting open statement:


http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/..._statement.htm

Second, my view is that Wikipedia badly needs a review process which the general public can regard as reliable. I personally made several different proposals of such review processes, and shortly before I left the project permanently, I was working on such a proposal. The Wikipedia community, like any large online community, is a pretty "political" place, however, and so I do not have the time or patience to try to organize a review process now.

Some other interesting articles on the same subject:


http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/30/142458/25

http://www.techcentralstation.com/111504A.html

http://www.technologyreview.com/arti...ap_2120804.asp

[Luminus]

That's pretty interesting. Though I've only become aware of the existance of the wikipedia within the last few months, I've found it to be a very useful tool for understanding new concepts, words, etc. Though, because of it's open nature, I would never even think of using it as a source for academic reference.

This proposed review system, should it ever come into being could make a significant change to that. Thanks for pointing this one out, Ari. =)