ASSIGNMENT+16,+1.11.10

READ THE WSJ CLASSROOM EDITION, JANUARY 2010, ON PAGE 6 OR ACCESS THE ARTICLE ON DELICIOUS.COM/KATHY39420.

WIKIPEDIA, THE POPULAR ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA, WAS FOUNDED 8 YEARS AGO WITH THE IDEA OF PROVIDING EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ACCESS TO THE "SUM OF ALL HUMAN KNOWLEDGE." BUT VANDALS AND SPAMMERS HAVE HAD OTHER IDEAS, FORCING WIKIPEDIA'S OPERATORS TO RE-THINK HOW THE SITE WORKS.

1. WHY IS THE NUMBER OF WIKIPEDIA VOLUNTEERS DECLINING? 2. WHAT IS "CROWDSOURCING"? 3. HOW DOES WIKIPEDIA FOUNDER JIMMY WALES PLAN TO IMPROVE THE SITE'S ACCURACY? 4. HOW HAS WIKIPEDIA'S POPULARITY HURT ITS CREDIBILITY?

ANSWERS MUST BE FULL SENTENCES AND WORDS ARE SPELLED CORRECTLY!