So far, the founder of Wikipedia has achieved his noble mission of sharing information with anyone regardless of location and time. This huge online encyclopedia contains volumes of information on various disciplines. As of now, statistics put Wikipedia ahead of any other online wok on the Internet as the most popular reference. As a solitary English-language edition launched in 2001, the time has seen it grow to over 3 million articles written in 18 different language editions by the end of last year.
The ability to edit the contents of Wikipedia has proved vital in disseminating knowledge to any user who can access the internet. Another advantageous aspect of Wikipedia is crowdsourcing. This is the concept of creating and expanding business opportunities through the initiation of projects. Nevertheless, challenges are facing Wikipedia. For example, ill-intentioned people can misinform the public by editing wrong information on Wikipedia.
This can result in backwardness and sometimes cause havoc. Additionally, since Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, it is highly prone to vandalism. Research shows that some people vandalize information from Wikipedia and replace it with another one without users noticing so. Consequently, the accuracy of Wikipedia information is under compromise-with errors (Cognitive Potential: What makes Wikipedia Successful, 2009, p.1).
Reference List
Cognitive Potential: What makes Wikipedia Successful? (2009). Web.