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by Kyogre-Stataen on March 28th, 2007

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Do you use Wikipedia as your main source for articles, research, or other information?

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  • by jlmancil on March 28th, 2007

    jlmancil

    I like to read Wikipedia for information but since it can be modified by anyone I don't wholly trust the information as reliable unless I am able to back it up. Thier website admits that because anyone can contribute that "articles may still contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism." (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About)

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  • by PrettyPirate on March 28th, 2007

    PrettyPirate

    Absolutely. I love Wikipedia.

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  • by Takei-Shihan on March 31st, 2008

    Takei-Shihan

    ... Never as a MAIN source, no ... but as an ALSO source, yes, occasionally ...

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  • by That Guy Again on March 31st, 2008

    That Guy Again

    Google.
    Which often leads me to Wiki

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  • by Firebrand on March 31st, 2008

    Firebrand

    Sometimes but some subjects I like to go deeper. than Wiki allows me to search.

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  • by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on March 28th, 2007

    Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger

    No, but I love it now that I know more about it.

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  • by elohel on March 28th, 2007

    elohel

    Yes, even though it doesn't seem too trustworthy, everyone is so anal at that site about what gets posted. I've seen vandalism on that site fixed in less than 5 minutes. Its also cool to find info on stuff that you didn't know about before.

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  • by zee-ster on March 28th, 2007

    zee-ster

    no, i don't use it as my main source, but i do use it. i also use websites and technical manuals/books.

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  • by anonymous on March 28th, 2007

    anonymous

    yes
    wikipedia is great

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  • by Taylor on March 31st, 2008

    Taylor

    Nope. Although I enjoy Wikipedia and find they have a lot of good information, I don't consider it a totally reliable or definitive source of information.

    I often use Wikipedia as a jumping off point, but I will usually always back it up with another source.

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  • by Melanie on March 28th, 2007

    Melanie

    Yup.

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  • by Valparaiso on March 28th, 2007

    Valparaiso

    Wikipediea is a horrible source for any serious research. In college if you used Wikipedia as a main source the prof would fail you. At least that was true where I went to school.

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