Wikipedia

Wired had an article about who was editing Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia has come out students have been told not to use it as a research source. This is due to the fact that anyone can edit the Wikipedia posts. I like Wikipedia and use it often for small bits of information but when doing research. I look up a topic on Wikipedia and then when I find something interesting I see if I can find that information at a more credible source.
But Wired has shown that Wikipedia's credible is changing. Due to Virgil Griffith there is now a way to track the IP address of anonymous editors. The program he is using ha traced edit back to companies and individuals like senators. The edit made on the post remove anything to blemish the company or individual's reputation. These removals can be very misleading and it why is hard to trust Wikipedia. But if Wikipedia starts putting Griffith's program to use they may one day become a very credible source. Check out the article at Wired.