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how reliable is wikipedia

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  • #32
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    pwd wrote: »
    wikipedia is useful as a starting point for gathering information, and is not intended to be anything more than that. That is why they do not allow original research in the content. It's not reliable in itself, however as a starting point to finding more reliable information it is very useful.

    That's what I think too.

    In work, if I come across a topic I don't know a lot about, I would have a quick look at wikipedia for an overview, and then that would give me a better idea of what to look for in a more concrete source.

    I HATE when I see wikipedia referenced as a reliable source in articles.


  • #33
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,581 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    **Timbuk2** wrote: »

    To sum up in words: Wikipedia is about as reliable as a wheelchair with pedals.

    http://www.juneauempire.com/images/080606/14451_500.jpg


  • #34
    genericguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭genericguy


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    That's what I think too.

    In work, if I come across a topic I don't know a lot about, I would have a quick look at wikipedia for an overview, and then that would give me a better idea of what to look for in a more concrete source.

    I HATE when I see wikipedia referenced as a reliable source in articles.

    I admit to occasionally being guilty of this, but I only do it if it's personal interest rather than part of my actual research. The referencing of wiki does my fcuking head in though, but i once had someone reference conservapedia as "scientific evidence" in an argument before... i cannot articulate how shyte that site is!


  • #35
    genericguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭genericguy


    TheZohan wrote: »
    http://www.juneauempire.com/images/080606/14451_500.jpg

    Zohan, you're a bold bastid. I love it :pac:


  • #36
    Reindeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭Reindeer


    monty_python wrote: »
    settle an argument guys,

    how reliable is wikipedia.?
    do you belive everything you read on it??

    I made this edit a couple years ago - it stayed up for the majority of the day:

    http://www.pbase.com/wyk/image/76676511/original


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  • #37
    lostexpectation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    find me something that's wrong?

    people always make a mistake of criticising people that link to it as a source, but the sources are actually at the bottom of the wikipedia page, wikipedia is not a source its a encyclopaedia, people forget that. people who like to criticise it forget it on purpose.


  • #38
    eightyfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭eightyfish


    lostexpectation wrote: »
    people always make a mistake of criticising people that link to it as a source

    It depends on what you look up. Science-related stuff is almost always accurate. Not a lot to f*ck with. Biographies etc are prone to wikivandalism.


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