Recently I got to a certain article - Wikipedia - the collective wisdom and collectivestupidity? Magdalena Szpunar, in which the author raises the question of the largestonline encyclopedia Wikipedia.
It is known that the vast majority of the population considers Wikipedia to be unreliable source of information and give it a pejorative meaning. I also am not a fan of this source of information, but I must admit that wikipedia can provide access toobtain information on the subject, because some entries and their contents havefootnotes, and so are not as reliable to the end.
In this encyclopedia, you can find both definitions of well-prepared and those whichhave a long way to perfection - containing errors or confusing the reader. Despite therisk of information quality encyclopedia is one of the most frequently cited sources,after which dates in the first instance, to get even rudimentary information on a topic.
Article which aroused my astonishment I read - especially when it comes to the creators of this Wikipedia.
The author demonstrates in this article that "through thenew media statuses laymen and experts to equalize, and each member of the online community has the opportunity to share his knowledge with others. Internet breaks down the monopoly of scientists to provide accurate and reliable information, therebyarguing that transfers information with the same value may create a group ofenthusiasts-nonprofessionals. "
In this article I found the data, which previously had no idea, namely:
- Polish version of Wikipedia in fourth place worldwide in terms of number of articles,and ahead of it only the English version, German and French
- In June 2008, page of Wikipedia was one of the ten most visited Polish Internet users - nearly 6 million recorded inputs, lasting on average more than 36 minutes.
Very interesting is the analysis of education statistics Polish wikipedians contradictsa common stereotype that the encyclopedia was made up of individuals with lowlevels of education. Well:
- The vast majority of respondents have tertiary education (58 percent)., 12 percent. aperson with a PhD, 8 percent. has completed postgraduate studies, and 6 percent.Undergraduate. Among the members are also professors who, in the Polish Wikipedia represent 2 percent. forming.
- Typical Polish Wikipedist is 23 years old, and the median age of members falls on1985 - 86 percent. -born between 1972 and 1993.
- Wikipedia is on the 17th site most visited websites in the world,
Although passwords are frequently edited and updated by users, this process of"production" of knowledge is not gained the recognition of scholars. Foregalitarianism Wikipedia paying a high price.
- It turns out that (contrary to popular opinion) to the quality of the online encyclopediais not too bad. The magazine "Nature" with the help of experts from various fields has shown that the number of errors and inaccuracies in the Wikipedia and Britannica is comparable. Experts who have examined a password and did not know the source,indicated that the 42 analyzed passwords, refer to inaccuracies in Wikipedia, only four cases
and such a belief function, so that people got used to that knowledge in the encyclopedia is the domain of experts. among men it was felt that the credibility of information depends on the degree. wikipedia shows that it can be otherwise. that the average user who is not an expert in the field, which holds no formal education - may propose to the community as much as a scientist ...
wikipedia is not bad, but it should not be the only source of information.
and for those interested - the whole story, but only in Polish http://www.e-mentor.edu.pl/artykul/index/numer/27/id/589
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