Week 9: Wikipedia

I am quite familiar with wikipedia but I had never visited wikipedia's page about itself or looked at the discussions. The wikipedia page led me to the portmanteau page. I think the definition is accurate, although I would take issue with the reference to "mimsy" meaning "flimsy and miserable". Then I looked at the discussion tab to the portmanteau page, where the first point of discussion was why most wikipedia pages lead to portmanteau! I am inclined to agree with this because it has definitely happened to me before. However, I do agree with the general concern about wikipedia's accuracy. As it can be edited by anyone, it's not that useful for academic research.