How much info can we really rely on from wikipedia?
Wikipedia. The online encyclopedia that you can’t help but visit.
In recent years, Wikipedia has become one of the least reliable sources of information. This is mostly due to the fact that it has been incredibly simple to edit an article on the website. From middle school teachers to college professors, we have been told to steer clear of using the website, especially for research. But, Wikipedia has one of the largest varieties of articles on the web; so how can it be ignored if it is one of the first webpages to come up after you type in a question into Google?
I believe that instead of completely disregarding the use of Wikipedia, it should be acceptable to use the website if -and only if- there are more sources that support the information provided in the Wikipedia article. Thus, Wikipedia can provide the answers to questions being asked, reducing the amount of time one will waste looking for an answer. How? With over three million articles available on Wikipedia, it is easy to research a topic, find an answer, and through the use of various resources, ensure that the information provided in the article is viable.And because of the revisions being made to the Wikipedia server, I am certain that it will become a more reliable source of information for research, and a respectable website that will continue to expand.
