The age of democratic information sharing is finally here and we have Wikipedia to thank for it. Leaving its online encylcopedia open to the public has caused it to become one of the largest sources of written information ...read more
by Janet Farricelli -Cuisine and Food Steward-
When it comes to evaluating Wikipedia, the king of all online encyclopedias, its overall performance suggests that this website built for educational purposes, has its own sets of weaknesses and strenghts. Its biggest s...read more
by Leigh Goessl
Wikipedia is an interesting phenomenon. It's emergence on the Internet with such immediate popularity has truly revolutionized the way people do research and search for information. Today Wikipedia is one of the most promi...read more
by Phronesis
We cannot downrate the Wikipedia answers until we have something better than theirs. Wikipedia started in 2001 to transfer human knowledge into the Internet in different languages. They are already succeeding in doing ...read more
by Hawkeyes
Wikipedia is like any other media source. It can be manipulated. If the pharmaceutical industry wants to have something like Hulda Clark's Zapper made into a mockery they send their supposed spin doctors like Steven Barret...read more
by Austin Moore
In my opinion Wikipedia answers should not be downrated, because they are important in their own right. Wikipedia provides a wealth of knowledge on almost all subjects, in many languages. Yes, Wikipedia comes from everyday...read more
by Rose Spotts
Wikipedia is a free-content encyclopedia available on the internet. Anyone who registers with the website can write or edit content contained within the encyclopedia. It is a collaboration of knowledge with input from pe...read more
Rating articles is the most important activity on Helium after writing articles and reading them. The quality of the top articles that are offered on this site can only be as good as the quality of the article ratings. Sin...read more
Personally, I never downrate the Wikipedia answers, and I dont think anyone else should either. Why? Well, I will explain why, in this article. Every day, we are in need of information, and a great source for information ...read more
Do I downrate Wikipedia answers? Sometimes. It really depends on the subject, and what the answer is. If you're asking what the current population of China is, certainly a simple copy/paste from Wiki is okay. There's no...read more
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