Have you ever wondered whether contributors to Wikipedia really know what they are talking about?
People who prefer to know writers鈥� credentials will welcome the pilot launch of Citizendium last week. This 鈥渇ork鈥� of Wikipedia is the brainchild of the online encyclopedia鈥檚 co-founder Larry Sanger. Citizendium will invite accredited academics to edit its entries before publication. The site will be policed by 鈥渃onstables鈥� to eject vandals, and will not accept anonymous entries. Contributors can also continue adding to an article once it has been approved, but if any conflict arises over an entry, editors will have the final say.
Last year Wikipedia had to tighten its editorial rules, forcing users to register before creating new entries, in an effort to stamp out vandalism and the posting of deliberate misinformation.
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