Wikipedia is a well-known source to most. Wikipedia is an online source that is written and maintained by a group of volunteers. Typically, it is one of the first sites that comes up in your search engine. This has been a hot topic for a long time. Many say wikipedia is unreliable and not trustworthy, others say it is an okay website to use. How do we know if wikipedia is reliable if the writers are volunteers?
Wikipedia has run into some problems in the past that have put a dent in their reputation. There was an American journalist who was reading his online biography done by wikipedia, and he was listed as a conspirator in two assassinations regarding John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. They could not identify the writer of this biography because the only information they have about these writers is their computer IP address. Later on, the writer laughed it off and apologized saying he wrote it as a joke.
In my opinion, I think wikipedia can be reliable sometimes but I wouldn’t typically choose a wikipedia link. I would rather find a more reliable source when getting my information. I think wikipedia has fooled too many people too many times since its upbringing. If I absolutely need to use wikipedia, I would make sure the given information is correct before using it further within my project/paper/assignment.
Do you use wikipedia?
Do you think wikipedia should be considered a reliable source?
Do you think wikipedia is trustworthy?
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I do not use wikipedia due to always being told not to use so i just simply dont consider it as and option for my sources. It can be a reliable source but on sometopics and can not be reliable or trustworthy.
I agree, it can be unreliable sometimes.
I do not use Wikapedia it is typically not allowed. I do not think it should be considered a reliable source because it can be changed. For that reason I do not think that is a trustworthy site.
I agree, it isn't a trustworthy site but some things can be true.
I think most of the information is true but there is definitely fake information on it. I normally do not use Wikipedia for the fact that most teachers say not to. I think it should not be considered a reliable source because there are so many people that can post on it.
I agree, it can be unreliable because anyone can post on it.
Me personally, I use wikipedia for questions I have on my own time, but not for school purposes. I think that it is a good source to find an answer to your question and it gives a good general description of whatever it is you are looking up. However, I don't think that for academical purposes it is a great source, because you can find others that go into more depth and are much more accurate.
I agree, it is good for answering simple questions but I wouldn't use it for something important.
I will use wikepedia sometimes. I find it an easy source to use, becasue all of the information is right there. It's not hidden or surounded by a bunch of big words. It just gives you your infomation. I think it should be counted as a reliable source, becuae there are volunteers going through it making sure the information it reliable. Like what is written up above, they caught the mistake and fixed it.
I agree, Wikipedia can be a reliable source but there are some articles on there that can be false.
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