Submission + - Why do people add to Wikipedia? Sometimes it's pure self-indulgence. (wikipediocracy.com) 2
An anonymous reader writes: Uncounted thousands of people have added content to "the encyclopedia anyone can edit". And this has been celebrated as a success of the "open web". However, Wikipedia also has a number of very serious flaws, from paid editors to corporate promotion to self-centered "autobiographies". Not to mention bizarre biases, resulting from political battles and obsessive attention to minor subjects such as highways, storms and videogaming. Or the Wikimedia Foundation's apparent push in favor of more traffic, not content quality. A new Wikipediocracy article summarizes some of the worst abuses. These disputes are rarely discussed outside Wikipedia circles, and are only the tip of the iceberg.