You know, I hate it when people give Wikipedia URLs when they give answers here. I know people who write misinformation on Wikipedia just to be silly, like those who create computer viruses. Why can't you just give the answer? It's ANSWERbag, not LINKbag!
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Bucky Beaver
ANSWERS: 6
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http://www.rom101.com/gcard/other/hand_giving_ok_sign_t.jpg
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I have found the Wikipedia almost always has good information. People do vandalize the site, but it is usually fixed pretty quickly. Sometimes, it's just easier to explain something with a link. Also, if you do explain something, it's often reassuring to give a link to a sourced article, to show that you didn't just make it all up.
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I usually only put a link when the answer posed in wikipedia is one that (A)explains better than I could something that I have already research or (B) I feel the answer needs more explanation that the space we have to write in.
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I came here from a question site where Wikipedia and justfuckinggoogleit.com/ are pretty common answers. And I know I downloaded something recently and it had a link labeled "New! Installation instructions for <program>!" and linked something like this: http://tinyurl.com/yhtarfd Once someone asked "What's in a sausage?" and got about 200 replies of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage Sure, I could give you an answer, or you(general non-specific you) could have spent the time typing your question *here* on typing it into google instead, and saved everyone some time. Some things can't be googled, or you want an opinion. Some things can be googled, and that's what google is for.
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I've seen that, too. I do occasionally post a Wikipedia URL, but I do try to give at least a summary of the answer. . I put the Wikipedia URL (or other URLs) in so that people reading my answer will know where I got my information. (Or my supposed information.) . If you've got a general distrust of Wikipedia (and I understand your reasons), I'd think you would want the URL posted just so you know it came from a source you find questionable.
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I don't even bother to read those, if I wanted that answer I'd look it up myself. I usually only ask questions when seeking advice, or a variety of opinions.
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