Is Wikipedia Failing?

Is Wikipedia Failing? 478

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @09:43AM from the everybody-successful-is-failing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A growing number of people are concerned about where Wikipedia is heading. Some have left Wikipedia for Citizendium, while others are trying to change the culture of Wikipedia from within. A recent essay called Wikipedia is failing points out many of the problems which must be solved with Wikipedia for it to succeed in its aim of becoming a reputable, reliable reference work. How would you go about solving these problems?"

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Edit that article... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @09:46AM (#18010740)

Just edit the Wikipedia is Failing article to say it's fixed.

Re:Edit that article... (Score:3, Funny)

by daeg ( 828071 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @09:54AM (#18010810)

Did you know that the population of African Elephants has tripled in the past six months?

Re:one word (Score:2, Funny)

by Goaway ( 82658 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @09:54AM (#18010814) Homepage

The best encyclopedia you cannot read ever!

Re:Uhh... (Score:4, Funny)

by Goaway ( 82658 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @10:13AM (#18010976) Homepage

Oops, looks like I offended some people who have nothing better to do with their time than create accounts on every single website on the internet.

Netcraft confirms... (Score:4, Funny)

by chazzf ( 188092 ) writes: <.gro.thguohtpeed. .ta. .notlufc.> on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @10:13AM (#18010980) Homepage Journal

...that Wikipedia is dying.

Re:Edit that article... (Score:1, Funny)

by maniac/dev/null ( 170211 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @10:57AM (#18011522) Homepage

Did you know that the population of African Elephants has tripled in the past penis months?

Oh the Irony (Score:5, Funny)

by CrazyTalk ( 662055 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @12:01PM (#18012362)

An article about why Wikipedia is failing...that is posted in Wikipedia? So if Wikipedia is not accurate, that means that the article that says it is not accurate is not accurate, which means that it is accurate, which means......Oww, my head is going to explode!

Re:Well... (Score:3, Funny)

by Larry Sanger ( 936381 ) writes: on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @01:31PM (#18013746) Journal

Updated approved version of "Biology" just uploaded (accessible from the main page [citizendium.org]).

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Edit that article... (Score:3, Funny)

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Re:Uhh... (Score:4, Funny)

Netcraft confirms... (Score:4, Funny)

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Oh the Irony (Score:5, Funny)

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