Wikipedia analysis paper Wikipedia is an open content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of volunteers. Wikipedia provides users with millions of articles on a wide range of topics and commonly ranks first in search engines like google. However, its reliability and credibility fall short of standards for college papers for a number of reasons. First, the website itself mentions that in the “About” section. It says “Users should be aware not all articles are of encyclopedic quality from the start: they may contain false or debatable information. Indeed, many articles start their lives as displaying a single viewpoint; and, after a long process of discussion, debate, and argument, they gradually take on a neutral
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comparing the information on articles “Hammurabi” and “code of Hammurabi” , Wikipedia page says “Hammurabi ruled for nearly 42 years, from about 1792 to 1749 BC according to the Middle chronology “. However, the Encyclopedia Britannica articles says “the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 B C)”.Wikipedia uses different chronology within the same page, this is probably caused by multiple writers using different chronology. Furthermore, encyclopedia says “The existing text is in the Akkadian (Semitic) language; but, even though no Sumerian version is known to survive, the code was meant to be applied to a wider realm than any single country and to integrate Semitic and Sumerian traditions and peoples”. Nevertheless, according to Wikipedia” The occasional nature of many provisions suggests that the code may be better understood as a codification of Hammurabi's supplementary judicial decisions, and that, by memorializing his wisdom and justice, its purpose may have been the self-glorification of Hammurabi rather than a modern legal code or constitution”. Even though, Wikipedia have similar facts with Encyclopedia Britannia on this two terms, the article on Wikipedia is more opinionated. The continuous change of information by unreliable authors is the other reason why Wikipedia is not relabel. The reliability of a source is determined by the author’s knowledge on that specific aspect and scientific
comparing the information on articles “Hammurabi” and “code of Hammurabi” , Wikipedia page says “Hammurabi ruled for nearly 42 years, from about 1792 to 1749 BC according to the Middle chronology “. However, the Encyclopedia Britannica articles says “the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 B C)”.Wikipedia uses different chronology within the same page, this is probably caused by multiple writers using different chronology. Furthermore, encyclopedia says “The existing text is in the Akkadian (Semitic) language; but, even though no Sumerian version is known to survive, the code was meant to be applied to a wider realm than any single country and to integrate Semitic and Sumerian traditions and peoples”. Nevertheless, according to Wikipedia” The occasional nature of many provisions suggests that the code may be better understood as a codification of Hammurabi's supplementary judicial decisions, and that, by memorializing his wisdom and justice, its purpose may have been the self-glorification of Hammurabi rather than a modern legal code or constitution”. Even though, Wikipedia have similar facts with Encyclopedia Britannia on this two terms, the article on Wikipedia is more opinionated. The continuous change of information by unreliable authors is the other reason why Wikipedia is not relabel. The reliability of a source is determined by the author’s knowledge on that specific aspect and scientific