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“Matt Warman asks if Wikipedia is becoming a victim of its own success”

In 2001, an American former currency speculator called Jimmy Wales created an online encyclopedia called Wikipedia, and invited anyone who was interested to “imagine a world where everyone has access to the sum of human knowledge”.

It went on to become one of the world’s top 10 websites, allowing anyone who logged on to create, write and edit entries on any subject that struck them as worthy. Now, however, more and more web users are starting to wonder if those sums add up.

Many commentators have suggested that the site could be vulnerable to misuse by people with vested interests. Wales himself has been embroiled in a tawdry, much-publicised spat with a media commentator called Rachel Marsden, and changes made to her Wikipedia entry were used to highlight these accusations. Even Britain’s own police force and Department of Health have been accused of modifying entries too vigorously.

Nevertheless, it’s beyond doubt that the not-for-profit Wikipedia has changed the way in which much of the world gets its information, and it is remarkably reliable. Offering free access to nine million articles in 253 languages, it is an encyclopedia like no other, used by almost every schoolchild in this country and many others besides.

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