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Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia Quality and Tips for Contributors [Voices]

Source: All Things Digital

Nov 06, 2009

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By Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said Friday that the online encyclopedia aspires to be a higher-quality source of information but added that mainstream publications could learn from its disclaimers and community features.

“Our goal is to make Wikipedia as high-quality as possible. Britannica or better quality is the goal,” he said during a question-and-answer session at the ad:tech conference in New York.

One of the site’s strengths, however, is that contested entries — ones whose neutrality has been disputed, or that are lacking citations — are identified as such, Mr. Wales said. He wished that controversial New York Times articles, for example, noted when they had prompted arguments among editors, he said.

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