User:Hipsterrebbe

It’s certainly fascinating that Wikipedia has an article on almost any topic you can think of. However, that got me wondering how Wikipedia has the resources to provide so much information, particularly since the contributors are all volunteers.

I suspect the answer is in part that the content of many (particularly lesser known) topics is copied—-which, in my opinion, is fair, since Wikipedia's goal is to disseminate information, and that goal is met.

But because anyone can edit Wikipedia pages, it makes me wonder how Wikipedia ensures that all information is of high quality.

In truth, I imagine that not all content is high quality. Particularly the less popular pages, but also some of the popular pages, due to biases and the like. It turns out that there was a Wikipedia editing scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki-PR_Wikipedia_editing_scandal?wprov=sfti1.

It cannot be disputed, however, that much of Wikipedia's content is high quality. I enjoyed learning about the editorial process, described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editorial_oversight_and_control.

Editing Wikipedia is extremely easy--it can even be done without an account. However, a few low quality or troll edits can lead to an IP and/or account ban. I can definitely see myself editing wikipedia in the future, but I need to ensure to not fool around.