The goal of Wikipedia is to get an encyclopedia to every person
they use a free licensing model
It is run by donations--the cost is around $5000/month
There is one employee
2 million articles are in Wikipedia across all the languages
Is a top 50 website
Some articles can be "locked" if there is a need for control--usually just a short time
There are all types of quality control issues in place
The articles are written with a NPOV (neutral point of view)
They take no stand on controversial issues.
There is a real time peer review site
Most important idea: Jimmy Wales can change the rules whenever he wants!
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