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'''Wikipedia''' is a [[World Wide Web|web-based]] encyclopedia written and presented through the use of [[wiki]] technology. It is continuously maintained, and updated through [[collaborative writing|collaborative]] efforts of [[wikipedia:Community of Wikipedia|volunteers]] from all over the world who are able to freely edit the articles contained in the project (with some restrictions). The encyclopedia currently contains over 19 million articles (over 3.9 million in [[wikipedia:English Wikipedia|English]]). | '''Wikipedia''' is a [[World Wide Web|web-based]] encyclopedia written and presented through the use of [[wiki]] technology. It is continuously maintained, and updated through [[collaborative writing|collaborative]] efforts of [[wikipedia:Community of Wikipedia|volunteers]] from all over the world who are able to freely edit the articles contained in the project (with some restrictions). The encyclopedia currently contains over 19 million articles (over 3.9 million in [[wikipedia:English Wikipedia|English]]). | ||
[[File:Enwp retention vs active editors.png|thumb|250px|The “holy-shit” graph. Active editors (blue) and the one-year retention rate (red) on the English Wikipedia, 2004–09]] | |||
In the late 2000s, its editorship began declining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125893981183759969.html|title=Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages|publisher=Wall Street Journal|author=Angwin, Julia|date=27 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-01-02/Interview|title=The Gardner interview|author=Tony1 and Skomorokh|publisher=The Signpost|date=19 December 2011}}</ref> It appears that new users are having a particularly hard time successfully joining the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/March_2011_Update|title=March 2011 Update|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation}}</ref> [[Jeffrey Tucker]] and [[Dick Clark]] have agreed that Wikipedia has more gatekeepers than it used to and that some of these gatekeepers attempt to bias the encyclopedia by keeping out content that does not coincide with their views.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=2m35s|title=The Mises Wiki Dick Clark|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=11m45s|title=The Mises Wiki Dick Clark|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=14m19s|title=The Mises Wiki Dick Clark|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia] at Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia] at Wikipedia | ||
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Revision as of 22:44, 25 July 2012
Wikipedia is a web-based encyclopedia written and presented through the use of wiki technology. It is continuously maintained, and updated through collaborative efforts of volunteers from all over the world who are able to freely edit the articles contained in the project (with some restrictions). The encyclopedia currently contains over 19 million articles (over 3.9 million in English).
In the late 2000s, its editorship began declining.[1][2] It appears that new users are having a particularly hard time successfully joining the community.[3] Jeffrey Tucker and Dick Clark have agreed that Wikipedia has more gatekeepers than it used to and that some of these gatekeepers attempt to bias the encyclopedia by keeping out content that does not coincide with their views.[4][5][6]
Links
- Wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia at Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Angwin, Julia (27 November 2009). "Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125893981183759969.html.
- ↑ Tony1 and Skomorokh (19 December 2011). "The Gardner interview". The Signpost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-01-02/Interview.
- ↑ "March 2011 Update". Wikimedia Foundation. http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/March_2011_Update.
- ↑ "The Mises Wiki Dick Clark". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=2m35s.
- ↑ "The Mises Wiki Dick Clark". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=11m45s.
- ↑ "The Mises Wiki Dick Clark". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8#t=14m19s.