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Im worried about scalability. What happens if Wikipedia is invaded by hordes of new people who don understand whats going on here, and mess it up?

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Im worried about scalability. What happens if Wikipedia is invaded by hordes of new people who don understand whats going on here, and mess it up?

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Wikipedia has a large number of dedicated volunteers who welcome newcomers, edit their contributions and point them to appropriate Indopedia:Help pages to get them started. Our software maintains a complete history of page revisions, so Wikipedians can quickly undo any accidental (and intentional!) damage. Wikipedia has been Slashdotted several times, and we’ve handled the influx of newcomers with no problems.