1. What are the strengths and weakness of the open system according to Wales?
2. Hoiberg references the following quote by Mumford to make a point about Wikipedia:
[An explosion of information could] brind about a state of intellectual enervation and deletion hardly to be distinguished from massive ignorance. What does he mean by this? And what do these comments suggest about Britannica?
3. What are the biggest challenges faced by Wikipedia?
4. Is wikipedia democratic in process (is it run democratically), as a product (does it give people info they need to participate in democracy), in its effects (does it mobilize people)?
5. What are the fundamental issues associated with each form of encyclopedia (for example expert vs collective intelligence).
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