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In Isnotdown, you will be able to instantly check if Wikipedia works perfectly, or on the contrary, if it is registering some type of problem to offer its services.
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Frequent failures of Wikipedia
The majority of the encyclopedia is written by male editors, leading to a gender bias in coverage, and the make up of the editing community has prompted concerns about racial bias, spin bias, corporate bias, and national bias, among others.
Wikipedia is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions, they have no legal duty to do so.
All information found on the site is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.
Reference Services Review, 36(1), 7–22.
"The study did reveal inaccuracies in eight of the nine entries and exposed major flaws in at least two of the nine Wikipedia articles.
Overall, Wikipedia's accuracy rate was 80 percent compared with 95-96 percent accuracy within the other sources.
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The crowdsourced nature of Wikipedia can lead to the exclusion of some voices and topics.
Although anyone can edit, not everyone does.
On the issue of gender bias, Wikipedia acknowledges that most contributors are male, few biographies are about women, and topics of interest to women receive less coverage.
Troubleshooting Tips
Still stuck and not enjoying Wikipedia, then go to Step 3.