<p>This guy on this other message board said how he put something onto Wikipedia, then I noticed that there was an edit button underneath each entry. Is this entire thing just someone's opinion?</p>
<p>Yes and no. There are editors who are constantly correcting information.</p>
<p>Technically, it is only supposed to have factual information.</p>
<p>There are editors who are constantly making sure of that.</p>
<p>Question answered! Thanks!</p>
<p>I think wikipedia is the best source of info on the Internet.</p>
<p>Its open source</p>
<p>i think the fact that it's open helps keep it unbiased, especially for political type sections. either that or there's a disclaimer present.</p>
<p>teachers don't like it.</p>
<p>Wabash why would you say that. Majority of my professors have recommened it,</p>
<p>Theoretically, you could edit the entry beforehand and then use that entry in your essay.</p>
<p>I think the editors check the Info before they allow it to be posted on the site.</p>
<p>Why change it oif its their already.</p>
<p>the editors don't check the info prior to the post, but they do monitor changes.</p>
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<p>do NOT site wikipedia for a source.</p>
<p>If you find something on Wikipedia, find it somewhere else, and site that place.</p>
<p>Because anyone can write whatever they want on any entry (except the frozen ones) on Wikipedia, you cannot know that you are reading true information, unlike a book that has been fact checked.</p>
<p>Actually, I think Wikipedia is a very accurate source. Why wouldn't someone cite it as a source? As was said before, part of the beauty of being edited by anyone is that it contains many different people's expertise and is self-perfecting, and there are people who check entries and make sure users don't put non-sensical things on the articles. I have yet to come across something that is blatantly false, and have found many articles extremely comprehensive and interesting.</p>
<p>I doubt most professors would accept wikipedia as a source.</p>
<p>I think Wikipedia is a good starting point to find information, but I wouldn't use it as a source, because it is just fluid for that purpose.</p>
<p>Ive used it all the time and have never had a problem with it, Found everything to be legit,</p>
<p>Its an Open source project so you can get info from almost everybody. Why would anybody waste their time putting up fasle info.</p>
<p>Are books perfect? Far from, ive found more errors in Text Books than in online sources.</p>
<p>Like i said before, my Professors have encouraged it, due to its searchability and ease of use. Its easy to use.</p>
<p>I love it</p>
<p>My English professor at Yale loves Wikipedia and recommends it for background knowledge. But because anyone can edit it, he won't let us cite it as a source.</p>
<p>I have to echo funny.</p>
<p>Wikipedia is a good place to get a start on research...but if you turn in a paper where you've cited Wikipedia, your grader is very likely to laugh at you. Its simply not a credible academic source.</p>
<p>Maybe traditional academic sources should be eschewed and replaced by wikipedia. Although there are problems with open source, professors should not disregard one of the greatest encyclopedic resources on the internet.<br>
I just don't think it is prudent to embrace the traditional stuff and completely ignore the product of great technology.</p>
<p>7112, you have an annoying habit of capitalizing words that shouldn't be capitalized, lol.</p>
<p>Every source has their own bias. Keep that in mind.</p>