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• CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site Short article describing one individual's experiences.
• The Register: Wikipedia 'to Make Universities Obsolete' Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.
• The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
• The Register: Wikipedia's Emergent People Fail to Impress Readers Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers in an article by Andrew Orlowski.
• Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia? Weblog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
• USA Today: Today's Best Encyclopedia Might Surprise You Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.
• First Monday - Phantom authority, self–selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of Wikipedia Journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli. Explains the success of Wikipedia thanks to a solution to the problem of the submission of undesirable pieces of information.
• Sourcewatch: Wikipedia Provides a critical review of Wikipedia.
• Wikipedia Boycott Campaign Criticism and Boycott Campaign towards Wikipedia
• Wikipedia Review Forum dedicated to criticism of Wikipedia, along with editorials from the moderators.
• Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources? Studies the growth of Wikipedia and analyzes the technologies and policies that made it prosper.
• ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
• Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.
• TCS: Tech Central Station - The Faith-Based Encyclopedia Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of accuracy.
• Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark Lovely forum discussion.
• Salon.com - Everyone is an editor Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.
• Wikipediocracy A critical review site examining Wikipedia's flaws and follies. Blog and forum.
• Wikizine News bulletin on Wikimedia Foundation's projects by a steward and old-timer editor. [English, Español, Deutsch, Indonesia]
• Guardian Unlimited - Wikipedia's success Summary primarily of the positive aspects and milestones of the online encyclopedia.