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What is the purpose of WikiAnswers considering that all answers can already be found on Wikipedia?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Sometimes the answers in Wikipedia may be incomplete, an a question asked will bring a note to help complete that entry. Also the search criteria to get the information that is required on the Wikipedia website are not the easiest to master. The precise spelling and the correct terminology are not always known to people who come to WikiAnswers for help..
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
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Is WikiAnswers owned by Wikipedia?
No. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers Corp. and Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Is the answers on WikiAnswers put in by people like Wikipedia?
The answers are put in by the members and users of this website.
What is better WikiAnswers or Wikipedia?
Both are useful. Wikipedia is useful if you know what subject to look for. Wikinswers is useful if you have a question and don't know where to look for an answer. Many answers on WikiAnswers refer to Wikipedia pages.
What websites answer questions?
WikiAnswers, Wikipedia, and Yahoo Answers are three good ones.
What is the other Wikipedia?
There is only one website called Wikipedia. It produces articles in many languages. WikiAnswers and Answers is built upon the 'wiki' way of many people collaborating on the content. But wikianswers and Answers is not the Wikipedia website. They are two different companies with different owners.
Is WikiAnswers only for Wikipedia-related questions?
No, WikiAnswers is a Wiki site which means anyon can edit questions and answers and add related links and such as WikiPedia. But you can ask non-related questions that aren't on WikiPedia also.
Why does WikiAnswers have information copied from Wikipedia when the latter is unreliable?
Answers that are directly copied from Wikipedia or other sites are considered plagiarism. WikiAnswers does not tolerate plagiarism as it not in accordance with WikiAnswers plagiarism policy.If you find a plagiarized answer, contact a WikiAnswers supervisor, or report it in the Community Forum.
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 and Wikipedia come from the same company?
WikiAnswers and WikipediaNo, WikiAnswers and Wikipedia are not owned by the same company. Answers.com|WikiAnswers and it's sister site, Answers.com|ReferenceAnswers are owned by Answers Corp. ReferenceAnswers is similar to Wikipedia, except that the content comes from many sources, including encyclopedias and Wikipedia, and the overall content is not user-generated.Wikipedia is owned by another company.
Information and facts about the Ak-47?
Wikipedia has a good article on the AK- Wikianswers is for brief answers.
Can answers be copied from Wikipedia to WikiAnswers?
No; that is plagiarism, and is illegal. You may quote sections it if it relevant to the answer, but we do encourage all answers to be your own work. You can link to Wikipedia using the "Related Links" section of the answer.
Are the answers on WikiAnswers already programed in the system?
No. The answers to questions are not programmed; the answers come from people that want to give their time to give the answers to questions.
