Why do you use Wickipedia if it's not a reliable source?

There are so many relaible sources on the intrernet...why would you use Wikipedia?

Wikipedia (as well as Britannica, and other such sources) is not meant for use when working on school projects or research in high school and especially not appropriate in college, when your really need to use more scholarly sources. It's also not meant to be used for medical advice and such situations. But, articles usually have a list of references and links that can point you in the right direction. For example, an article Cancer, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer, has a list of numerous scholarly research articles, a list of recommended books, links to the World Health Organization, American Cancer Society, and other such sources for more information. It's a good starting point. On the otherhand, if you want to learn about a movie or television show, then what Wikipedia says is probably good information and reliable enough.

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you...a general idea on the subject!

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its pretty reliable.
and usually it has the most info, and I don't have to go searching and searching for the "perfect" source.

i don't

its good to use to get a general idea of a subject before you try to do more research

Don't know..I use google

When I do use wekipedia, i usually back it up with another source to make sure it is reliable, because there are many people who like to screw around with it because they have no lives.

It gives people a general idea, so they know what to search for.

I don't, I hate wikkipedia for that very reason, but I would have to say people are lazy. Half of everything on wikkipedia is wrong. That's not opinion, it's proven fact.

I think it's pretty reliable.

i use it because its somewhere where I can get an idea about a event/thing/[person. It also some times has helpful links at the bottom

because i like it.

and i can see other people's insights and opinions.

even though its not reliable, i still use it.

you dont anybody can change it

Because it's easy..

When I went to grad school all of my profs banned it after 2 days...

Sometimes I use it just to get a general idea because it has such a variety of information. But I always confirm with other sources.

because im not using it for a paper or formal write-up

it is relatively reliable

Because it's organized in an easy to use, easy to read way so as to get the information we want quickly.

I think it is

Wikipedia IS a reliable source! There are source lists on the bottom of every Wikipedia entry. Also the things are monitored so everytime someone changes something, they double check it.

You will find ALL of your educational answers on Wikipedia!

Because Wikipedia is so easy to use and it has every topic!! You have to search for reliable sources that have your topic. and it gives you the big picture. I usually use it to find the basic information which helps me research my topic on reliable sources.

Wikipedia is reliable for me, of course anyone can go there and write an article, but the whole internet is like that!

it has huge definitions and pictures and almost everything you search it has.
also, it updates really fast. it had the whole harry potter 7 book details put on there like the day after the book came out :P

I USE GOOGLE.COM

Is there really a reliable source, aside from your own whitnessing?

It IS reliable. They made a comparison once with Britannica and the difference was almost nonexistent!

You can't actually change anything in Wikipedia...
鈥ou can only add to it. Wikipedia is a database with a memory designed to last as long as we can make it. An article you read today is just the current draft; every time it is changed, we keep both the new version and a copy of the old version. This allows us to compare different versions or restore older ones as needed. As a reader, you can even cite the specific copy of an article you are looking at. Just link to the article using the "Permanent link" at the bottom of the left menu, and your link will point to a page whose contents will never change. (However, if an article is deleted, your permanent link will no longer work unless you are an administrator.)
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

it's accurate enough for me, and it's convenient.

Well, Wikipedia isn't a reliable source since it allows users with a Wiki account to change information given. Due to this, the information on Wiki might not always be true.

Where do you think the Wikipedia info comes from? Who claims it is not a reliable source? I'd trust it over "Ted's Surefire Nalledge Paige"

Define reliable source? Every source you get comes from a human and since all humans make mistakes and have opinions you could say that every source isn't necessarily reliable. The great thing a Wickipedia is that you are getting so many sources that the truth usual comes out in the end which makes it better than any single source.

until it's not related to politics, religion, money or sensible topics linked with politics, religions, or money, it is reliable.

wikipedia is very useful because it's easy to use, but it's not the top choice when doing school projects.

i use wikipedia when i need to find something fast and it's easy to locate music artists on wiki

no 1 seriously does.