Websites such as Wikipedia serve as great idea as a reference. Wikipedia is combination of a encyclopedia and a dictionary in one. However, this doesn't mean that it should be used as a primary source. Wikipedia should rather be used as a secondary source.Why? because this information is readily available to everyone and any person could make a change to it.
This is one of the disadvantages of Wikipedia is that it is open to vandalism via trolling or internet harassing. But via crowd-sourcing helps an user control what they write and how to write it. This type of action by moderators on typed material too interact with the user and sway them to write the right thing instead of the wrong thing. This type of encouragement allows for the correct flow of information.
Some ways that could increase participation for Wikipedia users is the spreading the need for knowledge. Maybe a social media campaign with the hashtag #wikispreadsknowledge could get out there on the internet and convince people to get involved. Getting involved would put down the need for trolling and help build the pursuit for knowledge.
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