Monday, February 12, 2007

How Wikipedia differs from a paper encyclopedia

Main article: Wiki is not paper (on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki)
Major areas of difference between Wikipedia and a traditional paper encyclopedia include the very low "cost" of adding additional articles or information, or expanding existing material; the ability to provide both overview summaries and extensive detail without becoming hard to read; ease of reading due to wikilinks replacing in line explanations; timeliness accessibility and ease of editing in the editorial cycle; and low environmental cost (no paper or distribution impact on the environment).

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