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| − | '''Wikipedia''' is a free-content online [[encyclopedia]] established on January 15, 2001. | + | '''Wikipedia''' is a free-content online [[encyclopedia]] established on January 15, 2001. It currently has over 6 million articles, written in 250 languages<ref>[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias - Wikimedia]</ref> on various topics, including over 1,600,000 articles in the English version. Like [[Conservapedia]], it is a [[wiki]] that is written and edited by its users. Under its GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), anyone can add to or edit the content on Wikipedia. |
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Revision as of 16:19, March 15, 2007
Wikipedia is a free-content online encyclopedia established on January 15, 2001. It currently has over 6 million articles, written in 250 languages[1] on various topics, including over 1,600,000 articles in the English version. Like Conservapedia, it is a wiki that is written and edited by its users. Under its GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), anyone can add to or edit the content on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia and Bias
Conservapedia has an article that argues that Wikipedia has a liberal bias. This list shows some examples of this alleged bias on the English language Wiki. Conservapedia is supposedly "solving" the liberal bias of Wikipedia, while in truth Conservapedia is actually more Conservatively biased than its so-called liberal counterpart.
Wikipedia specifically claims to be an "open" encyclopedia, meaning that some content is unsuitable for children.[2]