It is great to know about Wikipedia, I personally didn’t know wiki means fast which comes from the Hawaiian phrase "wiki wiki” (means something fast).
Wikipedia is a great collective knowledge base and as mentioned unlike other encyclopedia this will actually let you write your own knowledge and edit an existing blog about a certain subject without having to wait for approval. This can also have a disadvantage and that is anyone can write about a specific subject and it will get submitted as if the information given is correct.
Despite its disadvantages, a wiki is a good way of gathering facts quickly and pooling expertise from a large number of people.
I personally went and had a look at Wikipedia today to see it for myself, there are all around the world languages, tones of articles and blogs, what a great tool to have in our libraries.
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Wikipedia is a great source of information, but like any information source you need to evaluate it and validate it against other information sources.
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