wht is WIKIPEDIA?

Answer 1

It's an online encyclopedia where internet users can post information about things. But there are editors who make sure the information submitted are accurate. Here's some more info about Wikipedia from Wikipedia itself:

Wikipedia (IPA: /ˌwɪkiːˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwiki-/ or /ˌwɪkə-/) is an international Web-based free-content encyclopedia. It exists as a wiki, a website that allows visitors to edit its content; the word Wikipedia itself is a portmanteau of wiki and encyclopedia. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers, allowing articles to be changed by anyone with access to the website.

The project began on January 29, 2001 as a complement to the expert-written (and now defunct) Nupedia, and is now operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia has more than 4,600,000 articles in many languages, including more than 1,200,000 in the English-language version. There are over 200 language editions of Wikipedia, fourteen of which have more than 50,000 articles each. The German-language edition has been distributed on DVD-ROM, and there are also proposals for an English DVD or paper edition. Since its inception, Wikipedia has steadily risen in popularity[1] and has spawned several sister projects. According to Alexa, Wikipedia is ranked in the top 20 most visited websites, and many of its pages have been mirrored or forked by other sites.

Wikipedia's co-founder, Jimmy Wales, has called Wikipedia "an effort to create and distribute a multilingual free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language."[2] However, there has been controversy over Wikipedia's reliability and accuracy, with the site receiving criticism for its susceptibility to vandalism, uneven quality and inconsistency, systemic bias, and preference for consensus or popularity over credentials. Nevertheless, its free distribution, constant and plentiful updates, diverse and detailed coverage, and versions in numerous languages have made it one of the most-used reference resources on the Internet.

Answer 2

It is a very interesting on-line encyclopedia that anyone can contribute to.

You could go to the site and write an article yourself or edit an existing one.

This makes for a huge encyclopedia covering lots and lots of stuff but it would normally not be considered authoritative because the credentials of the authors and there motivations are not known. Sort of like Yahoo Answers. Lots of stuff. Some great stuff. But you don't really know if the hoser who answers your question has a clue.

Try it out at www.wikipedia.org

It is a really great resource.

Answer 3

A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software.

Answer 4

It's like an encylopedia that anyone can enter information into. When you read an entry it could have been written by one or hundreds of people. You can even enter information yourself. It's a good reference for trivia and also for learning about older information. Current events aren't covered very well.

Answer 5

Online encyclopedia.

Answer 6

A Fantastic encyclopedia that any visitor to the site can edit. Can you imagine. It's unbelievable!

Answer 7

wikipedia is a free encyclopedia which is extremly useful for finding little facts about unimportant little trivial situations

Answer 8

it is an online encyclopedia i find it very interesting cuz u can type like almost anything in the little box and it like brings up somethin'

Answer 9

The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Answer 10

an over written encyclopedia