Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a web-based encyclopedia operated by a non-profit organization called the Wikipedia Foundation. I would not say that this is the most trustworthy source to get information but it can help you get on the right track to finding reliable sources. The creators of Wikipedia put their faith in the “wisdom of crowds.” They hope that with so many people watching the website incorrect information and vandalism will be weeded out. Larry Sanger, Wikipedia founder, left the website because he believed a website like this one should give more authority to experts than the public. Abuse and vandalism on this site look like advertisements and self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments around the world. The statistics reveal to us that Wikipedia is a site that people around the world use daily for many different topics. Wikipedia is so successful because it has a wide variety of topics and information plus is easy to access. The creator’s probably do not want to accept advertising because this non-profit organization relies on donations. Advertisements would take away some of the donators. Wikiscanner is a tool that allows IP addresses of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked.