Criticism of Wiki

Despite Ward Cunningham saying that the Wiki is inherently democratic, criticism of the wiki centers around the accusation that it is not inherently democratic.

One example is the Wikipedia page for Lanier, his Wikipedia page incorrectly called him a filmmaker/director. When he tried to change it, it was changed directly back to "filmmaker director." In other words, the Wiki is not inherently democratic because the minority, in this case the Lanier, is shot down by the majority not allowing edits, which are about him. He claimed the movie was hardly something he wants anyone ever to see again. (Goblins)

Other criticisms of the wiki focus on what Jaron Lanier calls Online Collectivism.

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