Wikipedia

With my newly created account on Wikipedia, I immediately went over to several pages to check out the editing functions (Sesame Street, Unites States, and Microsoft). It was surprising to see that I could edit these pages without so much of an asking of whether my information was correct (although a disclaimer for sources was presented when I signed up); but really I could write anything I wanted. I had wondered though--the editors of the pages I went to, or of any page for that matter, had they been notified whenever edits were made to their pages? Were the moderators aware of the changes to superior, more important pages (such as public figures, government agencies, or history)? I did not save my changes but it made me wonder just how much misinformation was on Wikipedia and how much was actual truth.