Anyone who uses the service will know that it was Wikipedia’s 10th anniversary last week. I have been using it almost since the day it began and have found it most useful. And it is getting better and better. And it’s free.
There is only one criticism I have heard, exemplified by this mean spirited little article in the Guardian
‘Still, it's more fun than Wikipedia, which celebrates its 10th anniversary today. Like many 10-year-olds, its grip on reality isn't strong. I once read my own Wikipedia page....’
Yes, it is the self-important who find it unsatisfactory. The celebrity broadcaster Jeremy Paxman once made a huge to do about something inaccurate on his page, and it turned into such a snivelling fuss that people were queuing up to alter the page and make it even funnier.
Wikipedia is updated by humans and there are mistakes. But most articles are referenced and you can use it as the start of a piece of research. Most of us who are not self-worshipping luvvies find it excellent.
What Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia’s founder, needs to do next is create a separate Luvvypedia or Wikiluvvy so these people can read about themselves to their hearts’ content without using up the bandwidth.
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