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 agree, it can be reliable but it wouldn't be good to use for the main source of information.
I dont think Wikipedia is a very useful source. Many people can writge their own thoughts and change things around. They also don't give very much information, or even both sides of the topic. I don't recommend anyone to use this site.
I agree, they never give both sides of the topic and enough information.
I dont use Wikipedia because I have been told for a long time that it is not a reliable source so I never use it. I don't think it should be considered reliable but I think it could be the first good place to look to get quick information. I think Wikipedia could be trust worthy.
I agree, it could be trustworthy but maybe not labeled reliable.
I try to stay away from Wikipedia because it's more opinion-based and doesn't give all the right information on topics. It is not a trustworthy source because anyone can make a post on their website and sometimes people don't give both sides of an argument.
I agree, it doesn't give the right information on some topics.
I usually try to stay away from wikipedia because people can go in and alter the infromation found on the site. I don't think that they information is very reliable, and there are always better sites to use.
I agree, it is weird that they let anyone alter the information, making it false.
I feel that wikepedia is a good source for informal topics or if you have a personal question. This is because it can give you a good overall idea of your question, but in depth details might gloss over things or not be accurate.
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