Im Anfang war das Wort ... und das Chaos (Wikipedia, das unbekannte Wesen)

Most Internet users are aware of the Wikipedia and many use it every day, but what is "the" Wikipedia? Who writes the articles, are they edited, who payed for it, and how large is it? This paper gives a few glimpses behind the scenes and discusses the history of the project and the people who make the Wikipedia usable as a free and open encyclopaedia