Poll: Do you use Wikipedia?

[nekolux]

I think wikipedia is a reasonably good source of information provided the info you're citing is cited properly on wikipedia. A lot of people don't give wiki due credit. There are roughly 2 errors per article. Now if you look at a really long and complex article, 2 errors isn't really all that much.

Albeit my friend did write an article about a russian-ukrainian war. He then made a few website with all the info and cited those websites. The article was on for 2 weeks before they realized it was a fake

 

[elgenx]

unless my own brain knows wiki usually does

 

[Sonicron]

For quick information which has no relevance to my future, yes... but if we use wikipedia for anything research-related our profs fail us, so in those cases I'm left with no choice but to drag my arse into the library.

 

[Eagle Est1986]

I use it very regularly, though I'm always aware that the information provided might not be true, if there's anything I doubt then I'll always check to see if a source is cited and then I'll check out that source.

 

[twistedshadows]

I won't use it for research papers, but it works just fine if I need to look something non-school related up.

 

[ArchBlade]

All the time, actually. Wikipedia, from what I've seen is usually (USUALLY) a pretty accurate source. Very rarely do I find information from Wikipedia being discredited.

I don't often use it for research, I do, but it's not my first source. I mostly use it for little bits of information I'm interested in at that moment, which in turn becomes something like this.

 

[Emilin_Rose]

Wikipedia is usually the first and main reference for me. The user generated content does mean there will be problems with it, but most of it is fairly accurate. If something doesn't seem right or has a plot hole you may want to check another source.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

as a general rule of thumb wikipedia is fairly reliable. Sure you can change it to say the Eiffel tower is made of poop and George Washington's real name is buttshit but it will either be moderated or corrected within the first 5 minutes.

 

[Harlemura]

I use it for anything I haven't heard anything about, ever. As long as it's not something to do with science, my attention span's way too short for that.

 

['-_-]

hell ya!!! best place for learning all the crap that you'll never need in ur life

 

[Wayne Insane]

Seriously, I would die without Wikipedia.

 

[geon106]

I use it for research but i usually find another source to back it up with as Wikipedia isn't always reliable.

At university i used Wikipedia for the answers and so had most of the rest of the group and the tutor was just like "yeah i know you've all copied Wikipedia, cuz i changed it to put a typo on HSDPA and its on all your papers" so that kinda taught me a lesson not to rely on it(and not to pull the wool over your tutors eyes at university lol)

 

[PureChaos]

if someone asked me something i don't know i usually go to wikipedia, it's not steered me wrong yet.

 

[Deadpewl]

I use it when I need a quick answer to something, but even then ill usually check a few other sources to verify info.

 

[skeliton112]

Hell yeah because of wiki i know the first rapid fire weapon is the gatling gun, there are three types of rapid fire (Heavy, Sub and Asualt) and 10 grenades are Stinger, frag, percussion, blank, incendiary, smoke, tear gas, Flash Bang, anti tank, impact stun and i know how incendiary bullets work (GO ME). So....yes i do use it.

 

[Sigel]

yes, I love wikipedia. I have spent so much time looking at useless information.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

Ever since Wikipedia told me Celine Dion was from Stoke-On-Trent, I have not trusted it.

But I've used it for funsies

 

[Vuljatar]

I use Wikipedia all the time, usually the only times I don't use it are when researching a controversial subject where people would have reason to lie about it.

 

[Federalist92]

I use wikipedia alot for news refrences. If i hear mention of something in the news and i dont know what it is i'll wiki it. Thats hw i found out what vietnam and Nato were. (back when i was 12)

 

[Nargleblarg]

I use wikipedia for any and all the knowledge I need at any moment....and some I don't need.