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How a Ragtag band created Wikipedia3 things you learned

They are funded by donations.

They have two million articles, with most languages by Eastern European.

They Say that they are more popular than the New York Times.

They only have one real employee, with the rest being volunteers.

 

2 things agreed with

I love their dedication, and mission to keep wikipedia free.

I really like that he was willing to admit that it wasn't perfect, around 5 minutes in, it makes me feel more feeling to trust him and his site.

 

1 thing you disagreed with

 

 

Wikipedia Pretty Accurate But Hard to Read

Were you surprised? Why?

 I don't know if surprised is what I would call it.  Aggravated maybe?  It seems to me that this is a case of someone not being able to find a fault in wikipedia's accuracy, so they are nit-picking anything they can find.

 

 4 Ways to Use Wikipeida Never Cite IT

Almost never, I've only done it twice in the past five years.

 

Wikipedia worksheet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE

 

1) No.

2)

   A) Yes, there are links to each article, with further links to more information clearly stated, or highlighted.

   B) Yes, the article provides what appears to be only factual information based on the events, while using an objective stance.

   C) There are references linked to the reference section at the bottom, throughout the article, most of which then have a link to the actual resource.

   D) It appears to be complete.

3) There are 64 references to the article, some of which would be reliable, such as the Washington post, some of which may be biased, such as WWE's own website, and some of which may not be reliable due to being prone to sensationalism, such as Sports Illustrated.

4) WWE was one of the good article nominees, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

WikiProject Connecticut Rated B-class, Mid Importance

WikiProject Professional wrestling Rate B-Class, Top-Importance

WikiProject Companies Rated B-Class, High-Importance

1 Wrestler link redirects

2 Sydney headquarters

5 Logo

6 WWWF section

8 HHH

9 The WWE's status as a company...

11 New WWE Tag Team Champions

12 CEO/Chairmen

13 Still World Wrestling Entertainment/opening line

16 Scripted wins

17 Proposal to merge History of WWE into WWE

18 Change the name

19 Founding

20 WWE is a real sport

5) I think it's partially reliable.  There is no apparent bias involved.  However, as I stated above, some of the sources may not be the most reliable.  Also, according to some of the comments on the discussion, some of the information is outdated.