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Wikipedia To Color-Code Accuracy

  • Wired, Monday, August 31, 2009 2:33 PM
Here's a feature the entire Web could use: Wikipedia plans to begin color coding every word of its vast encyclopedia based on the reliability of its author and the length of time it has existed on the page. The development is designed to comfort the more than 60 million people who regularly visit the free, open-access encyclopedia, and encourage a wider audience to place faith in its pages. We're a little concerned the site will begin to resemble TV Guide on acid, but there's also a price to pay for reliable information.

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