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Can u realy trust waikipidia ???


Can u realy trust waikipidia ???

Well it isn't always 100% accurate, however they do provide very informative links to sources which can be very credible. So you can't trust the information all the time, however it can lead you to information you can trust.

i do

well, you are really not supposed to but i think things on there are pretty true...

most of the time

If you mean Wikipedia, yes and no. The best way to ensure the accuracy is to check the source. Wikipedia articles typically have several sources.

For example, there will be a sentence such as this:
"Smith returned to Midland as a reliever for the 1979 season[2]"

that [2] is a source. Click it, and it will take you to the sources at the bottom of the page from where the information is originally. Choose the link beside [2] to find the page for that specific piece of data.

Use it as a resource to help VERIFY information, don't make this the only source.

It's a good idea to cross test your wikipedia against other sources. But, I find it to be really useful.

some of it. you have to use good judgment though. sometimes some goofballs just put up a bunch of bologna.

Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, which is information gathered by volunteers. Much of the information is accurate, but he even tells students not to quote the information as there have been inaccuracies. I use it on occasion to look up quick information, but I still Google for more sources. I definitely would not use it as my only source in any situation.

well it depends on what you search really.
The other day i searched for richard curtis (a famous tv writer) and it said. "richard curtis wrote four weddings and a funeral in 1994 then being shot in 1917 during ww1."

it really depends

once i was typing a book report and I needed a reminder about the plot because i had read the book a couple months earlier. I recognized the information so i knew it was true

i never trust it for anything i don't already know about

I personally don't trust waikipidia, I do trust wikipedia though.
They keep backups of pages and stuff, so if they get attacked, they can quickly put it back.
They have checkers

i do i love it

Most of the time, the info is accurate but just to be sure I wouldn't trust it.

No. and Yes.
Because some of the time people go on there and change the article.

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