In Praise of Wikipedia

[Brewhaha]

Say what you want about the Wikipedia, but one thing it is not is slow in updating with new content. I just heard about the Russian-Georgian conflict on the Olympic broadcast and wanted to find out more. I checked some major news sources on the net and they only had a small bit of information. Then I went to the wikipedia and found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_South_Ossetia_(2008)

P.S. Make sure the (2008) is included in your address box

Remember this happened this morning! And there is already this much hyperlinked information available. Take that Encyclopedia Brittanica!

[Deathcricket]

Not sure if this is off topic, but I check the wiki for something pretty much everyday and absolutely love it. I would praise it as one of the top 10 websties ever made.

edit: right behind google and bogley of course. :P

[theking648]

now that is some fast updating. and it has 128 References!