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Is Wikipedia reliable?
06-10-2011, 10:25 AM (This post was last modified: 06-10-2011 10:29 AM by Lizzy F..)
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RE: Is Wikipedia reliable?
Quote:Don't you think it's insulting to people who do actually know about whatever the subject is to have someone who knows nothing be able to edit the article and put in inaccurate information?

That happens with textbooks and with other encyclopedias. So, it's insulting but it happens in all academia. All my college teachers found minor faults with textbooks and I found errors on my own. Sometimes it wasn't an error, but more like a huge omission of something that was important.

And you didn't address my point. Do you expect me to spend $$ anytime I want to look something up?

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Is Wikipedia reliable? - pastafari - 06-07-2011, 08:30 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - RobMille - 06-07-2011, 08:33 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - boymom - 06-07-2011, 11:34 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Shoes - 06-08-2011, 07:08 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - paul - 06-08-2011, 08:39 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - pastafari - 06-08-2011, 07:48 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - diachenko - 06-08-2011, 09:39 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - RobMille - 06-08-2011, 08:55 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Mommy2Kids - 06-08-2011, 10:19 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - paul - 06-08-2011, 10:25 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-08-2011, 10:48 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Mark - 06-08-2011, 11:36 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Lizzy F. - 06-08-2011, 11:43 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Perry - 06-08-2011, 09:09 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - boymom - 06-09-2011, 08:26 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - pastafari - 06-09-2011, 07:22 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Shoes - 06-10-2011, 06:39 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Annie Moose - 06-09-2011, 09:12 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-10-2011, 07:33 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - pastafari - 06-10-2011, 07:25 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Annie Moose - 06-10-2011, 08:42 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-10-2011, 09:53 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Lizzy F. - 06-10-2011, 10:08 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-10-2011, 10:15 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Shoes - 06-10-2011, 10:23 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Lizzy F. - 06-10-2011 10:25 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-10-2011, 10:31 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Lizzy F. - 06-10-2011, 10:48 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - leaving - 06-10-2011, 10:53 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Shoes - 06-10-2011, 11:28 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - paul - 06-10-2011, 11:42 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Shoes - 06-10-2011, 11:49 AM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Lizzy F. - 06-10-2011, 09:53 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - greg - 06-10-2011, 12:03 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Tony Mel - 06-10-2011, 07:29 PM
RE: Is Wikipedia reliable? - Annie Moose - 06-10-2011, 11:32 PM
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