Question:
How the hell do they manage Wikipedia??it is seriously huge...?
Yogesh Uprety
2006-08-09 10:12:37 UTC
u can get any information u want..about the least popular topic or anything..u get the latest news translated in many languages..and it absolutely rocks..i wonder how they manage all them...i think they r the next generation of google..what do u guys think??
Five answers:
D14BL0
2006-08-09 10:18:15 UTC
Wikipedia's staff doesn't actually do a whole lot to the site, other than backend server stuff. Occasionally they'll help some users out, making sure that nobody breaks any Wikipedia rules or international laws.



The real secret to Wikipedia's success is that 99% of the work is done by the users, themselves. Wikipedia allows ANYBODY to FREELY edit ANY article, as well as make new ones. This allows for a MUCH wider distribution of information across millions of topics.
2016-11-23 22:49:24 UTC
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dudeshubham
2006-08-09 10:19:41 UTC
YA wikipedia is surely the best.I find them better than google and yahoo. While searching any information on the web theirs always a wikipedia link. To find information wikipedia is the best but to ask small questions or know people's opinions yahoo answers is better. when i visited that site first time few months back i already knew this site would make something big some day.The special thing bout this site is this people can upload any information as far as it legal and comply with that sites rules. Wikipedia people just keep a check. The only thing they did good was 2 come up with thati dea.
Angela
2006-08-09 11:49:50 UTC
Wikipedia is primarily managed by a volunteer community of thousands of editors. The site is completely open to editing, so anyone is free to get involved. The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization responsible for Wikipedia, only employs 5 staff, but none of those are responsible for the actual content.
2006-08-09 10:20:39 UTC
I know, its so big. I LOVE it because you can find info on anything!


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