Do you trust Wikipedia?

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  1. Unread #21 - Nov 24, 2007 at 4:44 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    its good site for getting basic info on something.

    i know that its got incorect information on it but heaps of sites minipulate (spelling?) information.

    i also know if you reference it in an assinment you get loled at.
     
  3. Unread #22 - Nov 24, 2007 at 5:17 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I trust it to a certain extent..
     
  5. Unread #23 - Nov 24, 2007 at 5:25 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    its pretty good i think its not bad.
     
  7. Unread #24 - Nov 24, 2007 at 5:55 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Wikipedia is not very trustworthy.
    It's very good for getting info if you double check the information on another site.
    I trust wikipedia too much, when im lazy i just write stuff for school, based on facts from wikipedia. I've never got caught for false information though.
     
  9. Unread #25 - Nov 24, 2007 at 6:02 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    i use it all the time but this is the first time i wondered about its validation of its facts
     
  11. Unread #26 - Nov 24, 2007 at 6:37 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Im 50/50. But i do love to browse on it for hours just looking at things that come to mind.
     
  13. Unread #27 - Nov 24, 2007 at 8:00 PM
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  15. Unread #28 - Nov 25, 2007 at 2:48 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    No....
    My reasoning, A girl in my 6th grade L/A class was doing research, and found an article some thing like this
    "STUPID BIOTCH!!!!!!!!!!!11"
    So no, NEVER TRUST IT!
     
  17. Unread #29 - Nov 25, 2007 at 11:57 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    No I don't trust wikipedia. I don't because I had to write an essay about cancer for my health teacher and I found some incorrect information that I had to change.
     
  19. Unread #30 - Nov 25, 2007 at 6:29 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Don't schools teach you not to use Wikipedia? Personally I don't, I just use the sources at the bottom of the page. So many articles are extremely inaccurate and are way to easy to edit and get away with it. Such as you can say edit one part of the Revolutionary War and say that the British had won, but because it's so small and sound right if you didn't know what the revolutionary war is. Wikipedia Bots = SUCK
     
  21. Unread #31 - Nov 25, 2007 at 8:34 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I've become somewhat of an expert on the subject. I recently wrote an eight-page analysis and comparative paper on Wikipedia (and how it reflects American culture) for Shredderbeam.

    I did enough research on the subject to conclude that Wikipedia is not reliable or accurate enough to be counted as a legitimate source of information.
     
  23. Unread #32 - Nov 25, 2007 at 8:42 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Unreliable across the board, for all topics?

    I'd like to see that report - I do think wikipedia featured articles are vandalized more than others, and that controversial articles are more liberal editorial than anything else...
     
  25. Unread #33 - Nov 25, 2007 at 9:10 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I think that it is good in some cases, but I usually check the information from more than one source.
     
  27. Unread #34 - Nov 25, 2007 at 9:18 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I trust wikipedia on some things, but not on lots of things, like on some facts they get from little kids who just like to submit in things, and they don't really go over it, it is not really that good of a reliable source.
     
  29. Unread #35 - Nov 25, 2007 at 10:48 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I don't trust it, but it contains an interesting read.

    I'm one of the cool kids that goes around and changes random articles. My current entry of choice is the Tom Petty wiki, because it..Tom Petty's money.
     
  31. Unread #36 - Nov 25, 2007 at 11:04 PM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    No, it creats disputes, and makes it easier for people to lie
     
  33. Unread #37 - Nov 26, 2007 at 8:18 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    You should use Wikipedia, on general things like researching a President. Because there are a lot of facts on him so it's hard to have inaccurate stuff. If you are trying to research something a little advanced i wouldn't use it.
    also just proofread and make sure there is nothing bad put it in it..
     
  35. Unread #38 - Nov 26, 2007 at 11:11 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Hmm, i've actually relied 95% on Wikipedia so yes :/
     
  37. Unread #39 - Nov 29, 2007 at 8:50 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    I do trust it, but barely use it. Most the time there are tons of other sites to find the information that is certainly valid such as .gov sites and such.
     
  39. Unread #40 - Nov 29, 2007 at 9:12 AM
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    Do you trust Wikipedia?

    Well heck no is all I can say
     
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