Wikipedia to make editing easier

Gets grant to create more user-friendly process


4 December 2008 11:22 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Wikipedia is to make changes to the site's editing process, in order to try and entice more users to get involved.

The online encyclopedia is apparently concerned that many would-be contributors are being scared away by the HTML coding that is presented to them when they click the "edit" button.

The foundation that runs Wikipedia is getting an $890,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to try to make the editing process more user-friendly.

"Wikipedia attracts writers who have a moderate-to-high level of technical understanding, but it excludes lots of smart, knowledgeable people who are less tech-centric", said Sue Gardner, the Wikimedia Foundation's executive director.
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