Wikis were created so that people could collaborate work and edit it over the internet. Anyone can create them for any purpose at all, from planning a holiday, to creating an information centre (Wikipedia).
The word 'wiki' comes from the hawaiin word which means 'fast'.
Larry sanger and Jimmy Wales Wikipedia originally started off as project by nupedia, a free English language encyclopedia.
Because anyone is able to edit an article on wikipedia, it is essential if using it to collect information that you make sure the information is correct by checking with other websites to verify the information collected.
There are over 12 million articles on wikipedia that have been contributed by the public in order to help others.
Not all of the articles have been written by proffesionals and is something that comes unsurprisingly.
However, every member of wikipedia can check every edit that is made to any of the pages and the vandalism of the articles can be kept to a small number.
From its first year, there was an increse of over 850% Wikipedia over the first three years.
Just like any other wiki, it started off as very small containing few articles.
But as time progressed and more people joined its community, it grew in numbers to what it is today and is still growing!
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