Extra Credit

1. What did wiki software allow Web users to do that the Mosaic browser did not? - Wiki software did now allow a person to create web pages of their desire, unlike Mosaic where you had the privilege to do so. 
2. What do blogs and wikis have in common?                                                                  -In both blogs and wiki's you are privilege to modify your web pages that you have created. 
3. What problem did a young Jimmy Wales find with the World Book Encyclopedia?  -Jimmy Wales realized that there were a lot of information and important facts that were missing in the Encyclopedia.                                                                                                    
4. How was Jimmy Wales inspired by the World Book Encyclopedia to create Wikipedia? - Jimmy Wales was inspired by the World Book Encyclopedia to create Wikipedia by using his childhood experiences. Growing up he liked reading the Encyclopedia, wanting to learn more information about the world. 
5. How have encyclopedias inspired you in your own life?                                        -Encyclopedias have inspired me in many different ways. An Encyclopedia gives you a lot of information about various things around the world. It can also can be a good source of reference when writing a research paper or doing a project for school. This makes me want to learn more information and be able to know about the topic I am learning about. 
6. Why did Nupedia fail?                                                                                                          - Neuedia failed because after a year of creating 150 articles, it was useless in the world because the Encyclopedia was a better source of information. 
7. How did wiki software change the ideas behind Nupedia?                                   - Wiki software changed the all the ideas of Nupedia by blending the two ideas to create something new to the world. 
8. What is “crowdsourcing?”                                                                                                 -Crowdsourcing to utilize contributed by the general public to often via the Internet and without compensation
9. What do you think about the concept of “any fool in the world” being able to write articles for Wikipedia?                                                                                       -I think the concept of "any fool in the world" being able to write articles for Wikipedia is a very bad idea. A person could give out the wrong information to the reader, making them have false information. Also, if a student is writing a paper or doing a project, they can get a bad grade on the assignment because of false information. 
10. Do agree with the idea that “total idiots” could edit Wikipedia and of that being a good thing? Explain.                                                                                             - I do disagree with the idea that "total idiots" could edit Wikipedia and it being a good thing. A person who does not know anything about a specific topic an try to write about it on Wikipedia. This can put someone in jeopardy not knowing the right information about a specific topic. Total idiots should not be able to edit any time of information based websites.  
11. Why do you think Wikipedia grew so fast and became so popular in such a short amount of time? -I believe Wikipedia became so popular in such a short amount of time because it was more accessible to people who wanted to know more information about a specific topic. 
12. Do you believe Sanger’s elitist attitude was a good thing or a bad thing for Wikipedia? - When a person has an elitist attitude it means that they feel they are more superior to others. By having attitude, it is a good thing for Wikipedia because a important company needs someone in charge, otherwise things can happen to the company that make the company shut down or not be able to use anymore. 
13. What did you learn from the anecdote about the Wikipedia article on Einstein going to Albania for a passport in 1935?                                                       - During the anecdote about the Wikipedia article on Enstien going to Albania for a passport in 1935, I learned that Einstein went to Albania to get a passport made by King Koz so he could get him a visa into the U.S to evade the Nazis.
14. Explain this quote from the article: “I can’t imagine who could have written such detailed guidelines other than a bunch of people working together...It’s common in Wikipedia that we’ll come to a solution that’s really well thought out because so many minds have had a crack at improving it.”-This quote is stating that in order for something to be a success people need to come together and work as a team for things to get done in order to make something work.  
15. The author of the article states that Wikipedia “grew organically.” What does he mean by that?-When the author states that Wikipedia "grew organically" he is stating that Wikipedia became popular on its own spontaneously.  
16. How has Wikipedia “been the greatest collaborative knowledge project in history?”-Wikipedia is known to be "one of the greatest collaborative knowledge project in history" because it had a lot of information about many different topics. It helped people gain more knowledge about something they are trying to learn about. 
17. Based on your own opinion and experience with Wikipedia, do you agree with the above statement or disagree with it? Explain. - I agree with the statement above to a certain extent. Wikipedia has a lot of information people can use to learn about a specific topic. Unfortunately, people who don't know a lot about something or a topic can easily edit or write their own article about a topic, giving a person false information. 
18. What does the author mean by “wiki-crack?”                                                            - A wiki crack is the flow of dopamine in the brain that makes a edit  in a Wiki article in case something is wrong or incorrect. 
19. Based on the article, do you believe Wikipedia is a reliable source of information? - I do not believe Wikipedia is a reliable source of information because it has a lot of false information that people can edit or create based of their own knowledge. 
20. Do you believe its possible for a 16-year-old from New Jersey to write “insightful” Wikipedia articles?- I do not believe that a 16 year old from New Jersey should be able to write their own article on Wikipedia. The teenager might not be very smart and give someone the wrong information about something. Most teenagers only care about their social life and what is happening around them, not a lot of teenagers are that knowledgeable to write their own article on a website used on an every day basis. 
21. How do you feel about basing your own research on something a 16-year-old wrote on Wikipedia? - I would not use something a 16 year old wrote on Wikipedia. The 16 year old can be giving me false information and I would not know it. Then, it can effect me in the future. 
22. What does Jimmy Wales mean by this mission statement: “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge?”- In this quote, Jimmy Wales is talking about imagining a world where a human being would not have to rely on websites or the internet to get information about something. It would be more useful if a person actually knew information of the top of their head instead of using the internet. 
23. Do you agree or disagree with this mission statement?                                        - I do agree with this statement because then the world would be a different, and better place to live in. We wouldn't have what we have today, including social media, information based websites, etc. People would no longer have to rely on the internet for information and worry about having unreliable information.  
24. Do you think Wikipedia has succeeded in its mission?                                         -I think that Wikipedia did succeed in their mission. They were able to have a lot of supporters and have a lot of people use their website daily. Wikipedia is a very well known sight and has a lot of decent information throughout their site. 
25. Do you agree or disagree that ordinary people, people without degrees, can “be part of the process of creating and distributing knowledge?”             -I do agree that ordinary people without degrees can be able to take process of creating and distributing knowledge. There are various reasons on why a person does not get a degree, not just because of not being smart or knowledgeable. A person can be very smart and know a lot of stuff, have a degree. A person does not need a piece of paper to prove how smart they are or how much information they know. 
26. Based on your reading of the article, would you yourself use Wikipedia for your academic research? - I would not use Wikipedia for my academic research because it is not a reliable website. 
27. Would you yourself like to write and/or edit Wikipedia articles in order to be “a part of the process of creating and distributing knowledge?” Why or why not?- I would not want to be able to write or create my own Wikipedia articles. I do not have a lot of knowledge about a specific topic. I would not be a reliable source and unfortunately I would give out false information.