Thursday, September 18, 2008

Wikipedia a Trusting Source?

DVD art from 'Into the Wild'
After reading the required materials, I totally understand why Wikipedia is not allowed for sources for term papers or other serious researching. I would not use it for in-depth researching anyways. But, with that said, I do use it for everyday common knowledge on certain areas of study. I used it to get basic facts for my presentation. I also used Wikipedia to verify what I already knew about the subject I was presenting. In the future, I will still use Wikipedia for its easy accesibility. To be certain though, I will double check the source and maybe look elsewhere to confirm Wikipedia's information.

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