Criticism of Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Criticism of Wikipedia" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 09:26:09, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

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22web.archive.org

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11theguardian.com

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11dukechronicle.com

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11arquivo.pt

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11tcsdaily.com

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11taipeitimes.com

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11umn.edu

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11aaronsw.com

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11guardian.co.uk

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11nytimes.com

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aaronsw.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Who Writes Wikipedia? (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

arquivo.pt (Global: 2,454^th place; Simple English: 1,719^th place)

McHenry, Robert (2004-11-15). "The Faith-Based Encyclopedia". Tech Central Station. Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

dukechronicle.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

media.www.dukechronicle.com

Lysa Chen (2007-03-28). "Several colleges push to ban Wikipedia as resource". Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

technology.guardian.co.uk

Arthur, Charles (2005-12-15). "Log on and join in, but beware the web cults". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2006-07-14.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

Hafner, Kate (June 17, 2006). "Growing Wikipedia Refines Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy". New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043^rd place; Simple English: 801^st place)

Noam Cohen (2007-02-27). "Wikipedia on an academic hit list". NY Times News Service. Retrieved 2007-04-16. Middlebury professor Thomas Beyer, of the Russian department, said: 'I guess I am not terribly impressed by anyone citing an encyclopedia as a reference point, but I am not against using it as a starting point.'

tcsdaily.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

McHenry, Robert (2004-11-15). "The Faith-Based Encyclopedia". Tech Central Station. Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/oct/26/g2.onlinesupplement Waldman, Simon (2004-10-26). "Who knows?". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2005-12-30.

umn.edu (Global: 1,293^rd place; Simple English: 675^th place)

www-users.cs.umn.edu

Bongwon Suh, Gregorio Convertino, Ed H. Chi, Peter Pirolli (2009), "The Singularity is Not Near: Slowing Growth of Wikipedia". Proc. WikiSym’09.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

Lysa Chen (2007-03-28). "Several colleges push to ban Wikipedia as resource". Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
"Who Writes Wikipedia? (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

Criticism of Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

aaronsw.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

arquivo.pt (Global: 2,454th place; Simple English: 1,719th place)

dukechronicle.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

media.www.dukechronicle.com

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382nd place; Simple English: 79th place)

technology.guardian.co.uk

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043rd place; Simple English: 801st place)

tcsdaily.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; Simple English: 14th place)

umn.edu (Global: 1,293rd place; Simple English: 675th place)

www-users.cs.umn.edu

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

arquivo.pt (Global: 2,454^th place; Simple English: 1,719^th place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043^rd place; Simple English: 801^st place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

umn.edu (Global: 1,293^rd place; Simple English: 675^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)