Wikipedia emerged as a relevant and up-to-date news source throughout the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n
While Wikipedia has never been a \u201cnews\u201d site – instead being considered solely as a digital encyclopaedia – the website managed to keep pace with conventional news media by posting athlete\u2019s official results within minutes.<\/p>\n
The site, entirely staffed by volunteers, became increasingly efficient throughout the Games when delivering updates on the events.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though Wikipedia isn\u2019t a news site, I think some readers tend to look at it that way,\u201d said Wikipedia editor, Evan Henry.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticularly with it being one of the most popular sites on the Internet, and the Olympics obviously being a huge media event, there is an expectation that the information we have is going to be as up-to-date as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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