Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Wikipedia is instituting a new editorial policy - CNN.com reports.

The popular and world's largest online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which has drawn criticism for inaccuracies, is trying to assign some trusted editor.This trusted volunteer will approved the public edit before it is published.So, there will be a trusted barrier for editing the Wikipedia information so that, there is less chance to add inaccurate or wrong information.

There is some objection or criticism for in accurate information against Wikipedia.n January, for example, Wikipedia entries about Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd falsely stated both U.S. senators had died. Many community expert thinks as a positive sign of this change of Wikipedia.The idea that a user-submitted content site like Wikipedia can be a free-for-all has passed, said Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr. She cheered Wikipedia's decision, because without rules like those the site is testing, the encyclopedia would devolve "into chaos," she said.

We hope, Wikipedia will keep the user flexibility to share their knowledge and also ensure the accuracy of the information.

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