Comments on: Is Wikipedia a reliable source for credible information?

By: Dr. Tran

Dr. Tran — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:54:38 +0000

I could make an account and edit anything I want in 5 minutes, and as long as it sounds like it could be right, they aren't going to second guess it.

By: NatetheGrate

NatetheGrate — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:42:56 +0000

Of course not. When Wikipedia is right, which it is most of the time, it's just fortunate. Facts are not something we should be voting on. If there are mistakes on Wikipedia, and there certainly are, they stay up until someone corrects them. This is not how a reliable site would operate.

By: Jared

Jared — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:03:18 +0000

Not really misty. It's very hard these days to edit something.

By: misty

misty — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:14:21 +0000

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……….that being said i feel it is not bc any tom dick or harry can edit it

By: Andrew Clunn

Andrew Clunn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:28 +0000

Here read this http://newsbusters.org/node/5043

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:02:51 +0000

No way, show me one article that is.

By: Andrew Clunn

Andrew Clunn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:16:40 +0000

Only for general info. There's as much of a political bias to Wikipedia as there is in Conservapedia, and it's a natural result of who updates them.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:47:34 +0000

British scientists who work for Nature Magazine have determined that wikipedia is more accurate when it comes to science than an actual encyclopedia

By: Liberty

Liberty — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:51:55 +0000

Depends on who edited it last.

By: Liberaltarian91

Liberaltarian91 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:15 +0000

I would say Wikipedia is reliable 90% of the time, like many websites. And like most websites, you are not supposed to assume everything written on their as truth, and you are supposed to pick and choose what is the truth. While a user-edited encyclopedia can lead to vandalism, most of the time it regulates itself perfectly, and since it is user-edited, naturally, it explains the good, as well as the criticism, about any person, event, or idea.

Although Wikipedia isn't a website you can cite to a research paper, it is an overall reliable source of information, for people who are interested in true knowledge, rather than a grade. Of course, there are websites and books which go into topics in more depth, Wikipedia is a great website for a person to get their feet wet in five minutes.