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Research Paper On Wikipedia

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According to University of Delaware (2008), Wikipedia is a web page that enable anybody to edit the content. Originally, the intention for creating Wikipedia is to enable any web user to read and at the same time write in the web page for knowledge sharing. Wikipedia also has a huge amount of user and audience. It also stated that Wikipedia has no authorship and using simplified markup language. Wikipedia content is owned by the community meaning that any one that sharing something in the web page must let it go if someone (next user) erase or rephrase it. It is a democratic tool. In addition, it is also using simplified markup language that is easier to understand compare to HTML. It is very simple that allows users to read or write something …show more content…

It is a concern among university as it may affect the information quality used by students to complete their assignments and class exercises. University students are a group of adolescent that used Internet every single day for academic and leisure purposes. They also have the unlimited access to use the Internet. University students also among the highest internet user, thus, they also might using Wikipedia for their academic purposes. Sanger (2005) has a different view of Wikipedia where he stated that it is a fantastic project where it has produces enormous amounts of content and thousands of excellent articles and now it getting high-profile. It was used internationally to search for information used for generating idea and receiving new knowledge. Other than that, the main reason for the popularity of Wikipedia is free access. People prefer the no fee website to search for information and Wikipedia is among the well-known web sites that provides free access to information. Furthermore, it is also an open and collaborative nature makes it the famous place to look for information among

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