The tenth anniversary of Wikipedia
Lead: U.S. tech blog Mashable writer (Todd Wasserman) wrote on Saturday to review the Wikipedia set up ten years of development, and the site the future is prospected.
The following is the text of the article:
long history in the encyclopedia, Wikipedia is just a rookie. In fact, the Encyclopedia of all the state has to exist in 2000 years. As the first encyclopedia, Pliny the Elder's
how I know this? Of course, check Wikipedia. The truth of it? Maybe.
Wikipedia founded 10 years later, has been hard to imagine the situation before it was founded. A child, I've got several of the dusty encyclopedias. These books also have at least 10 years. If you want to check information like the dinosaurs can be, but if you want to understand the current President of the Congo, who is such information, I am afraid is not easy. However, despite these limitations it is clear the old encyclopedia, and its authority is better than Wikipedia.
Like many people, I have to do some trade-offs. I do not want to return to the era of all printed materials. If someone told me in 2001, a few days, there will be a comprehensive free online encyclopedia, I certainly do not believe. Why would anyone do this? In the end how?
origin
But now, we all know that such a story: two liberal philosopher Ayn Rand (Ayn Rand) for supporters, Jimmy Wales (Jimmy Wales) and Larry Sanger (Larry Sanger), founded in January 2001 Wikipedia. This is to be released from the Sanger article entitled Sanger explained in the article,
a function of the size of the final out of their mind often. Wikipedia's Wales initially opposed the idea now has become a staunch supporter of the project in 2002 will alienate the Sanger now accused of Wales to grab the honor of the project. Wales have not yet reached for comment. However, the process of introducing the creation of Wikipedia articles, Sanger also known as the co-founder of the project.
from thinking of belief in open source, Wikipedia contributors began writing a large number of entries (the website said the existing entries has reached 17 million), and began to appear in Google search, further promote the growth and reputation of the site. At the same time, Wikipedia has also developed around a subculture, their way through the voluntary efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, excluding acts of vandalism. But a large number of high vigilance the Wikipedia community members are usually immediately after the occurrence of such acts to come forward to stop. become a good reference source, but can not look surface. Wikipedia is the role best describes a particular topic. Because the article is usually cited from other sources, so readers can further investigate the content is true. Nevertheless, Wikipedia was soon met with criticism untrue, for example, the United States satirical news site The Onion to publish an article entitled
Despite this criticism had a negative impact, but in the best case, Wikipedia can still be carried out to clarify the rumors on the network. After all, to the Internet to find the The facts may not change, but have to be subject to many factors, it is difficult to obtain objective truth.
For this reason, the idea of Wikipedia also should be commended, although somewhat unrealistic. Although Wales can make money selling advertising on the site, but he decided to form non-profit charitable organizations to operate the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikimedia Foundation). However, the server must be man-made and 50 full-time employees pay, which is a large Welsh advertising on Wikipedia, the reasons for seeking contributions. The site ultimately received $ 16,000,000 contributions.
future
Wikipedia is able to operate for 10 years? As the With the growing wealth of content, you need to write the entries will be less and less. One thing is certain: If Wikipedia really disappears one day, would be incredible. After all, we want to where to confirm this news? (Book Yu)
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