This assignment forced me to reconsider my opinions about Wikipedia! I used to really frown on it, assuming it was all rubbish and in no way comparable to our reputable E-Library resources that are fact-checked, well-written and true. But in the time I had to explore Wikipedia looking for mistakes, I haven't yet found any. I was trying to look up some obscure things, too, like one of my favourite authors, Ray Coleman, who wrote a great bio about John Lennon. The info. on him was actually pretty good. I also searched out one of my favourite books, Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell, and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of interesting information available. I think I will re-visit this website a little more often now. Friday, April 9, 2010
CPL 2.0 Wicked Wikipedia!
This assignment forced me to reconsider my opinions about Wikipedia! I used to really frown on it, assuming it was all rubbish and in no way comparable to our reputable E-Library resources that are fact-checked, well-written and true. But in the time I had to explore Wikipedia looking for mistakes, I haven't yet found any. I was trying to look up some obscure things, too, like one of my favourite authors, Ray Coleman, who wrote a great bio about John Lennon. The info. on him was actually pretty good. I also searched out one of my favourite books, Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell, and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of interesting information available. I think I will re-visit this website a little more often now. 
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