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Wikipedia's fascinating past and fragile future examined
Original: Wikipedia often gets taken for granted – but its history is fascinating, and its future is fragile By Richard Cooke Wiki
A new long-read by Richard Cooke argues that Wikipedia, one of the internet's most-used resources, is too often taken for granted. The piece traces its fascinating 20-year history and notes that its roughly 68 million articles have been consulted trillions of times, despite the site barely changing since launch. It also warns that the platform's future is fragile, raising concerns about how such a vital public knowledge resource can be sustained.
Why now: Readers are drawn to a reflective piece on Wikipedia's cultural importance and uncertainty about its long-term survival.
WikipediaRichard CookeThe Guardian
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- Wikipedia often gets taken for granted – but its history is fascinating, and its future is fragile By Richard Cooke Wikipedia’s 68m articles have been consulted trillions of times. Not bad for a website that has barely changed since it was founded 20 years ago https://www.… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 14
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