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Is Wikipedia Failing?
An anonymous reader writes "A growing number of people are concerned about where Wikipedia is heading. Some have left Wikipedia for Citizendium, while others are trying to change the culture of Wikipedia from within. A recent essay called Wikipedia is failing points out many of the problems which must be solved with Wikipedia for it to succeed in its aim of becoming a reputable, reliable reference work. How would you go about solving these problems?"
the sky isn't falling and wikipedia seems to be working just fine.
They raised 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS in 2006. I'd say that should be enough to run a website. Even if it cost them $25K a month to host (which I would argue should be more than enough) that's only $300K a year. If $1.3M/year isn't enough for a non-profit website, chances are they're not spending their money right.
The quality of the majority of articles is FAIRLY HIGH, and yes, it's not finished yet but in time it will get more and more articles. I didn't RTFA because I don't want to give yet another doomsayer ad impressions. Shut the fuck up already.
Please stop posting senseless adladen rubbish on the front page. It does nothing but encourage bunk sensationalism. And that's the job of fark.com not slashdot.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
I'm not accusing him of anything; just asking.
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