it is an open source and the entries are made up by students, not professionals. i can go change most of the articles there to whatever i please. don't use it. ever.
lol,, use wikipedia,, but confirme some thing,, with another page ,, cuz wikipedia have a administrators,, etc >_>
Most articles on wikipedia are sourced, so you can cross-reference to see if what people are putting is actually true. It's good for small random entries for stuff people have never heard of. The people that have heard of it know what they're talking about, and do nice entries, those that vandalize don't know about them.
your an idiot, just check it! my god no need just to tell everyone not to because why? its an open source? who cares
because it is not necessarily correct and no good teacher will accept it as a source in any works cited page. and its you're, not your. you might wanna double check that next time you call someone an idiot. :lol:
wikipedia is the largest online info site...and much of it is made by professionals or people who have an interest in certain topics
Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. i really dont trust people like you and joekickass with providing truthful information.
no no no no you have it all wrong erase one whole paragraph, wait ten minutes and see if its there again
then it really comes down to the readers judgement, whether this source should be trusted or not, and if they should be using wikipedia. Not all articles are plagued by youth
Most people that add or edit information on Wikipedia are very knowledgeable about the topic they are writing about; wether or not they are students or professionals, doesn't matter. There are far more Wikipedia enthusiasts than there are vandals -- which in turn keeps many articles from being victims of vandalism. Wikipedia is a very trustworthy source, and as it is with any source, it is always good to check to ensure that the information you are gathering is factual. For those of you saying otherwise, because anybody can edit Wikipedia, does that mean that no source for any information is accurate or trustworthy? After all, anybody can write a book and have it published and anybody can publish something they want on the internet... :wink:
you dont even need an email address to sign up. i can make hundreds of accounts and just edit things. if your teacher lets you use wikipedia, well then, good luck i guess.
Wikipedia isn't that bad. My AP U.S. History sometimes prints out articles from there as handouts, of course, he reads them over to make sure they're correct first. The whole class was laughing when we looked at our first wikipedia handout.