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– As you can see Wikipedia is becoming a source for information, potentially useless information. The fact that a child was portrayed as the Wikipedia user shows how Wikipedia is becoming a resource for younger people. In the future, people can easily inform themselves with any curiosity from a conversation by Wikipediaing it.

Wikipedia and its Implications
Information on Implications: According to Alexa.com, Wikipedia is visited more often than… •	Merriam Webster Dictionary •	Library of Congress •	Biography.com •	Sciencedaily.com •	Harvard •	MIT •	Cornell •	BBC •	CNN •	New York Times •	Time.com •	Craigslist.com •	eBay.com •	Amazon •	Apple •	Dell •	Walmart •	Neopets •	Monster.com •	Playboy •	WhiteHouse.gov

-An open, online forum in which any and all users have the ability to manipulate information. Does everyone have to right to post any information they want?

-Edits are immediately posted for the world to see. What are some possible problems that may occur?

-Currently running as a non-profit organization that relies mostly on private donations to cover costs. What will happen in the future with more privatized, money-driven world?

-Wikipedia employees and number of computerized bots programmed by the company help sift through millions of pages extracting offensive, insulting, false information to better the world of Wikipedia. What are some problems with this system?

-Wikipedia is said to have just as much true information as Encyclopedia Britannica. What might this mean for the future of experts? Writers? Editors? Researchers? The average student?

Wikipedia's future and effects on society
• The future impact of Wikipedia on society is that it might become a more reliable source. • Even the creators of Wikipedia admit the range of quality within their articles and their content. • As people start trusting Wikipedia as a secondary source, they will demand a higher quality. • It is important that Wikipedia develops a way to maintain high quality by developing a better strategy to ensure the quality of their articles. • When we formed this page, it stated that you should cite your information or it might come down.

Lih suggested two ways that Wikipedia could improve their quality: • Rigor (total number of edits for an article) - In the future, a more intelligent decision could be used with minor edits in combination with the edit comments.

• Diversity (total number of unique users) – With more editors, there are more voices and different points of view for a given subject.

- Wikipedia will grow into an universal information resource in different languages. This will allow children in poorer countries to be able to learn without using textbooks. Wikipedia will become a way for children to use their initiation to become more knowledgeable. Their main goal is to allow everyone in the world to have free access to the sum of all human knowledge.