Criticism
One point of criticism on Wikifood has been that it is no Wiki in the original sense as only registered users can edit content. Furthermore, even registered users are not allowed to change content which has been provided by food producers themselves. The provider of Wikifood.eu defends its approach by arguing that with this method it is easier to maintain a high data quality and provide high quality information. The provider of WikiFood.eu points out at several places on the website that there is no possibility of guaranteeing accuracy, completeness and/or up-to-date status of the information provided. Therefore, in the early stages of Wikifood.eu, only registered users were allowed to search the database. The harsh criticism on this approach led to the opening of the database to non-registered internet users, too, from November 2006 onwards.
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