# Wikipedia - interesting articles about

While you may or may not like or trust Wikipedia, this page is intended for interesting articles about it:

- [Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics and Beyond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WIKISOO "WIKISOO") – a free six week course from the School of Open
- [The value of looking up stuff in other languages in Wikipedia](http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-value-of-looking-up-stuff-in-other.html) – Daniel M. Russell – January 16, 2014 
    - [Omnipedia: Bridging the Wikipedia Language Gap](http://collablab.northwestern.edu/pubs/CHI2012-BaoEtAl-Omnipedia.pdf) -Patti Bao, Brent Hecht, Samuel Carton, Mahmood Quaderi, Michael Horn, and Darren Gergle  
        Proceedings of <span class="caps">CHI</span> ’12, 1075-1084
    - [http://Manypedia.com](http://Manypedia.com) lets you look up a single topic, and then look at the Wikipedia articles from those languages side-by-side (in the language of your choice).
- [Wikipedia as a Data Source for Political Scientists: Accuracy and Completeness of Coverage](https://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8253718&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1049096511000199)  
     Adam R. Brown, Brigham Young University –   
    PS: Political Science &amp; Politics / Volume 44 / Issue 02 / April 2011, pp 339-343Copyright © American Political Science Association 2011
- [What I learned while editing Wikipedia](http://opensource.com/life/14/1/editing-wikipedia-all-women) – *Jan 27, 2014 by Noopur Raval*
- [Harvard looking to fill a new job: Wikipedian in residence](http://www.latimes.com/nation/shareitnow/la-sh-harvard-job-wikipedian-in-residence-20140313,0,5003509.story#ixzz2vyOMvbyy) L.A. Times – *March 13, 2014*
- [Can Wikipedia Ever Be a Definitive Medical Text?](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/can-wikipedia-ever-be-a-definitive-medical-text/361822/) – *The Atlantic – May 7 2014*
- [Academics Continue Flirting With a Former Foe: Wikipedia](http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/academics-continue-flirting-with-a-former-foe-wikipedia/53337) – Chronicle of Higher Education – *June 13, 2014*
- [Wikipedia: Too Large To Ignore Anymore](http://www.cio-today.com/article/index.php?story_id=112001T02KMO) – <span class="caps">CIO</span> – *June 22, 2014*
- [How to Use Wikipedia for Keyword Research](http://www.searchenginejournal.com/use-wikipedia-keyword-research/110071/) – Search Engine Journal – *July 8, 2014*
- [Wikipedia: A crime ring on the site used articles to extort money](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/09/01/wikipedia-a-crime-ring-on-the-site-used-articles-to-extort-money/) – *Sept. 1, 2015*
- [7 Unexpected Benefits of Creating a Wikipedia Account](http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-unexpected-benefits-creating-wikipedia-account/) – *April 12, 2016*

*Please add links to other articles about Wikipedia that you find useful or interesting. Thanks.*