January 28, 2009

Wikipedia to change policy

Wikepedia is the undisputed champion of free information on the internet, however how accurate this information is a matter for debate, this is because anyone can set sign and join in the fun, but once you are in it is possible to change entries or just create your own version of a story.

This has led some serious problems where pages have been edited to give a different impression of something, or a downright lie is added to a page. For some people who take the Wikipedia as being a great source of information this could cause problems.

However, this is set change, the founder Jimmy Wales has proposed that any changes from new or unknown users will need to be approved by the sites editors before it can be changed and shown online. Nevertheless, some users say that this cannot work and will be the undoing of the site because it is unworkable.

Source [BBC]