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Wikipedia and false information.
Replies: 22 — Last Post May 12 9:51am by dreamweaver
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depends on the article

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Quote: from Joep0113 at 4:01 pm on May 7, 2009
Quote: from Sir Tokes Alot at 5:59 pm on May 7, 2009
dude they don't post it unless it is proven to be right
Anyone can edit it to make it say something else, like that George Washington's arms were just giant penis's. Won't be changed until someone finally reports it...which sometimes takes awhile.

I don't trust Wikipedia.


Iam going to do that !!  

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Quote: from Khemical KiD at 6:04 pm on May 7, 2009
Quote: from Joep0113 at 4:01 pm on May 7, 2009
Quote: from Sir Tokes Alot at 5:59 pm on May 7, 2009
dude they don't post it unless it is proven to be right
Anyone can edit it to make it say something else, like that George Washington's arms were just giant penis's. Won't be changed until someone finally reports it...which sometimes takes awhile.  

 I don't trust Wikipedia.

 
Iam going to do that !!

Say that instead of a penis he had an arm. And make an entirely new section for it. Lets see how long it lasts...

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I would be wary of using it as a source for anything advanced (e.g. for university research). Although, I once found a rather intresting article in Wikipedia on a member of the BNP. Apparently he likes 12 year old boys and was once married to Jemma Jameson (these statements were removed quickly though)

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Wikipedia's good when one wants to get a quick introduction to a topic. If a topic interests me enough I usually read the discussion page and look at the sources the page cites. I would never use wikipedia as a source on an essay, or anything of the sort.
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I think Wikipedia in a wonderful concept but I think they should be much stricter about who they let write or revise articles.  My dad has written articles which were latter modified to include totally incorrect information.  I don't think an article should be revised unless the original author is consulted and given an opportunity to challenge the revisions.  Furthermore, anyone who writes or edits should have credentials showing that they are competent to do so.

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If it is properly cited and I can track down the source.

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If I was to use it to write a paper, I would never quote it word for word and then assume it's the truth. If there's listed resources below, I try to use them. Otherwise, I use Wikipedia as a starting point in research papers and such, not as a source, itself.

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