Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia

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Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia
Authors
Darren W. Logan
Massimo Sandal
Paul P. Gardner
Magnus Manske
Alex Bateman
Publication date
2010
DOI
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000941
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Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2010, written by Darren W. Logan, Massimo Sandal, Paul P. Gardner, Magnus Manske and Alex Bateman.

Overview

Wikipedia is the world's most successful online encyclopedia, now containing over 3.3 million English language articles. It is probably the largest collection of knowledge ever assembled, and is certainly the most widely accessible. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone with Internet access that chooses to, but does it provide reliable information? A 2005 study by Nature found that a selection of Wikipedia articles on scientific subjects were comparable to a professionally edited encyclopedia [1], suggesting a community of volunteers can generate and sustain surprisingly accurate content.

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Logan, Darren W.; Sandal, Massimo; Gardner, Paul P.; Manske, Magnus; Bateman, Alex. (2010). "[[Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia]]". Public Library of Science. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000941.

English Wikipedia

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Logan, Darren W.; Sandal, Massimo; Gardner, Paul P.; Manske, Magnus; Bateman, Alex. (2010). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia">Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia</a>&quot;. Public Library of Science. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000941.