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WikiAnswers is not an encyclopedia. We are a question and answer website that is run by ordinary people. This means that anyone can answer any question. With an encyclopedia, the answers must be researched and proven true - the Wiki sites are more like people just talking back and forth. Some of our answers might be incorrect. Click the related link to find an actual encyclopedia.
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Is WikiAnswers an online encyclopedia?
It counts. But I feel it is more like a online community.
Is Wikipedia And WikiAnswers By Encyclopedia Britanicca?
No, neither site is owned by Encyclopedia Britannica. Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers Corporation. None of the 3 companies mentioned are related to one another in any way.
Does WikiAnswers spoil a child's education by giving the child the answers and not letting the child find them on his own?
Students learn by looking up answers, whether it be in an encyclopedia, a dictionary, a textbook, or WikiAnswers.
Is WikiAnswers related to Wikipedia?
WikiAnswers & WikipediaAlthough each of these two sites is a "wiki" site - meaning that the public in general supplies the information - WikiAnswers is not associated with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia; WikiAnswers is a question and answer site. WikiAnswers uses a modified form of the MediaWiki software that Wikipedia also uses, so editing on one site is very similar to editing on the other.However, Answers.com - the parent site of WikiAnswers - does include content from Wikipedia.So what exactly is Wikipedia?It is a wiki-encyclopedia, containing pages written by the public as accurately as possible to serve as a free, "open-source" encyclopedia. Wikipedia gives an all-out definition with extreme accuracy and many, many paragraphs of information, while WikiAnswers allows users to answer a specific question, the 'human' side of the answer, so it is defined well enough for the asker to get the information they want right away, rather than sift through pages of information.
Did Wikihow Came From Wikipedia?
No; wikiHow is its own wiki (a how-to manual, like Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, and WikiAnswers is a QA site, etc.).
Did massachusetts's flag ever change?
Look in the encyclopedia and you really shouldn't ask those kind of questions on WikiAnswers im not a teacher ok
What is the difference between WikiAnswers and Wikipedia?
WikiAnswers and WikipediaWikipedia uses an encyclopedia format, with longer, more inclusive articles. WikiAnswers uses a Q&A format, with shorter, more precise answers. Ownership:WikiAnswers is owned by Answers.com. Wikipedia is owned by the Wikipedia Foundation. Answers.com is a for-profit organization whereas Wikipedia Foundation is not-for-profit.
Does WikiAnswers have to do with wikepedia at all?
No. However, the coincidence in names provides a fun tidbit. A wiki is defined as "A collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it" - both WikiAnswers and Wikipedia are plays on this word: WikiAnswers is a site where anyone can ask, answer, and edit questions, whereas Wikipedia is a wiki-encyclopedia which anyone can read or edit.
What is the history of the Catholic Church from first to the third centuries?
The history of the Church from the first to the third centuries could easily fill an entire volume of an encyclopedia and that is not the purpose for Wikianswers.
Is WikiAnswers part of WikiMedia which contains Wikipedia the free encyclopedia?
No, WikiAnswers is owned and operated by Answers.com. WikiAnswers has no relationship to Wikimedia except that its code was originally based on Mediawiki. "Wiki" is a generic term, like "blog." Although Wikipedia is by far the most successful wiki, Wikimedia did not create wikis. They were invented by a computer programmer named Ward Cunningham.
Is WikiAnswers supposed to be like Wikipedia?
No, WikiAnswers is not another version of Wikipedia. Whilst they are both based on wiki technology, their aim is very different: WikiAnswers provides answer to specific questions; Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It is similar in the way that it uses the 'wiki' format - meaning that anybody can edit the information. Other then that, there are many differences. WikiAnswers is used when the user wants a specific answer to a specific question; Wikipedia is used when the user wants an article on a topic.
Is yahooanswers better than WikiAnswers?
They are both good, but it depends upon what you are looking for. WikiAnswers is better if you want answers from a dictionary or encyclopedia or something. Yahoo!Answers is better if you want answers for something else random or about relationships or something. You can also edit your question more on Yahoo! Answers, and get points for answering questions. ^ if wikianswers were just about dictionaries etc, whats with the categories?
