Reading Report 2 "Is Wikipedia a Victim of Its Own Success?"

I think this was a valuable article. We are always warned in school that Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and that a lot of its information is false, however it is still useful. I think that it is interesting how fast Wikipedia grew at first, and how all of a sudden it practically stopped growing. Although it is unfortunate, it makes sense. How much information can we really add to it? Every time I search something online, Wikipedia always comes up with some kind of answer to my question. So far, I have not searched for something and not found an answer on Wikipedia.


Also, there are different kinds of people that probably get a rush from adding their knowledge to the website, and others, like me, who would never really think of doing it. Getting information and feedback from developing countries and people that do not have access to computers or the internet will always be a challenge for any website that is not likely to be overcome over night. While it may be nice to think of eventually everyone having the opportunities that we have in the USA, it is not realistic. Likewise, gathering information from diverse people is not an easy task, especially when there is no physical reward for writing online. Most people have better ways to spend their time then to share their knowledge with others. I believe that Wikipedia will probably be around for awhile, however, how often it is used will depend on the accuracy of its information, and of course whether or not someone comes up with something better.