Putting information on Wikipedia will have to register for an account

Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that allows anyone to contribute knowledge, is tightening the rules because a famous journalist who complained about the site gave the wrong information when he thought he was involved. Kennedy's assassination.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said the system will require users to register an account before they create a word entry. Although this does not prevent people from providing inaccurate information, the new rule will help 600 site volunteers to easily browse and delete claims of lack of grounds, defamation . Wales also hopes. Registration will limit the number of entries created.

People who visit Wikipedia can still edit existing content without opening an account. They only take about 15-20 seconds to register because the site does not require an e-mail address to activate.

This change was made after John Seigenthaler, former administrative assistant of Robert Kennedy, wrote in USA Today that in his biography of Wikipedia, he was suspected of being involved in the assassination. Attorney Robert Kennedy and his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

Seigenthaler, who is also the editor of USA Today, said the following biography was changed but there are still some details that are not true because the site's volunteers mistaken him for his son, a journalist belonging to NBC News.

Wikipedia is considered a good example of a flexible method of collecting human knowledge. There are about 850,000 English word entries on this dictionary system. Since its inception in 2001, it has grown strongly and become a huge information repository with topics ranging from medieval art to nanotechnology.