Wikipedia is changing the way that information is added to the site. The once go-to site for information has lost credibility due to the fact that any one could add information. This just goes to show how the Internet and the emergence of web 2.0 is changing.
“We have really become part of the infrastructure of how people get information,” Wales told The New York Times. “There is a serious responsibility we have.”
The new changes are expected to be complete within two to three months.
WingSwept reccomends the following articles on this topic:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/26/wikipedia.editors/index.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/aug/27/importance-of-wikipedia-forces-it-to-change/
http://viewfromthebunker.com/2009/08/26/a-sign-of-the-times/