I'm quite a fan of wikipedia and have travelled on the wikis at the airports in Hawaii, so I'm not surprised that they used the name for something that would be quick quick. The information contained is a good starting point as long as you remember that there is a wide variation in the authority of the content. It's updated constantly and therein lies its weakness. Little time for reflection and verification often takes precedent over truth and personal bias . It is being used in libraries for comments on catalogues, books used and referenced, exhibitions and experiences. There is a big future for this sort of application so long as users are aware of the potential for misinformation or biased comment that may be contained therein.
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We can't assume that books, journals, newspapers etc aren't also fine sources of bias and misinformation.
That Wikipedia is updated constantly might be considered its strength rather than a weakness - errors can be instantly corrected.
Also, it's editorial team is pretty quick to expunge slander, propaganda and those who try to include it.
- elmo of the learning 2.0 program
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