WEEK 5!

Wikpedia, friend or foe! So back to this weeks discussions and reading by Thomas Chesney reguarding the reliability of an encyclopedia which might or might not be reliable! But as this is my blog i just want to say that why the fuss wikipedia is utilisng the wonders of the web 2.0 to allow us to locate, add and revise infromation all at the click of the mouse. I mean isnt it better that we are able to access, sort and have the oppourtunity to share our knowledge! We as a society are becoming differently information literate, knowledge is becoming globalised and we are now having access to a broader field of knowdge. so seing we are broadening our horrizens why shouldnt we be able to edit and post information such as wikipedia without relying on the permission of some over paid editor who is just one person with one opinion to tell us or anyone else that our work does not make the cut! or that we are not right! if we are demanding a more diverse range of info and choices we should be able to remove the barriers that stop us from sharing that information! so go the wiki and there challenge to the notion of authors as the only authority, sharing is caring and if we have some amazing fact like couch burning in otago or etc then who says we cant share it with the world thank yo web 2.0 wow!