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Recently, digital encyclopedia sparks a wide debate. Antis think that its open-editing nature makes the materials included unreliable and in-authoritative. Additionally , dishonest and unethical visitors, especially cyberpunks, could easily distort the entries. Let alone the casual choices of topics could mislead readership. However, fans are affirmative that all the aforementioned weaknesses are based on the illiberal attitude toward the unwavering trend of e-encyclopedia. They think antis overlook some facts about it. First, errors could be corrected instantly at the first sight; second, cyberpunks and undoers are effectively stopped by setting important entries read-only and appointing certain inspectors; third, unlimited online space means myriad contents which can cover all aspects of readership and fulfill their appetites.
Personally, I am on the same side with the pros. On the one hand, as we embark on the epoch of digitization, the high-effective and convenient features of e-encyclopedia, without a shadow of doubts, would make itself a prevailing conduit for people to cull information. According to a research from China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC), in February, 2015, the coverage of internet services reached 47.9%, the population of current netizens (cyber citizens) is 649 million, and both numbers are still growing steadfastly. Therefore, digitized encyclopedia is a must-thing. On the other hand, constantly-developing science and technology provides both a friendly and nourishing environment for online encyclopedias to go further and robust. Far-famed network tycoons such as Ma Yun from Alibaba, Li Yanhong from Baidu at domestic and the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin not only contribute to sci-tech upgrading financially, but also play a leading role in it. Thus, it is conspicuous that e-encyclopedia could hop into this express train steered by those magnates and eventually become a mature and trustworthy channel for everyone.
No one can deny that there still remains a lot of bugs and shortcomings in online encyclopedia , but no one can veto the plain fact that every promising new-comer need go on a long trek before it evolves into a better one successfully, thus patience and efforts are still required.
Translation
手机改变了人与人之间的关系。通常有注意到会议室的门上的告示，写着“关闭手机。”然而，会议室仍然充满着铃声。我们都是普通人，没有很多重要的事情。但是我们也不愿意轻易关闭手机。打开手机象征着我们与世界的联系。手机反应出我们的社交饥渴。我们经常看到，一个人走着走着，就突然停下来了，眼睛盯着他的手机，不管他在哪里，无论是在道路中心或者旁边有厕所。
Phones have changed peoples connections permanently. Time often, the sign on the door of the conference, which says Please turn off your phone fails to prevent phones from buzzing inside during the meeting.
We are all flesh without so many important agendas on the calendar that we need to make our phones on duty 24/7, but its still not a easy thing to turn off them because keeping them on have been a gesture, showing that we are well-linked with the whole world. Besides that, it also reveals our craving for social interactions. I bet that one must be very familiar with this scene - people are walking down the road with their eyes fixed on their little square screens. All of a sudden, they halt right there regardless of the fact that they might be in the middle of the road or near a smelly communal restroom.
