ForumsWEPRIs Wikipedia a credible source of information?

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whimsyboy
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What does AG think? Is Wikipedia the right place to go to for information? If not, how do you think Wikipedia could be modified to be more efficient and accurate? Also, do you think Wikipedia is appropriate for some circumstances and not others?

I think Wikipedia is alright to use if you're just looking up one or two things out of curiosity, but I believe that unless you check where the information comes from, it would not be practical for use in, say, an essay about William Shakespeare. There are plenty of other sources available online that are credible and often just as plentiful with information as Wikipedia is.

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bigjacob
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This is off topic but armorgames has its own wikipedia page it would be nice if someone edited it so it can be more than like 50 words.

ilikepie123456
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very credible. if one person gets it wrong, another will fix it.

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Well, Wikipedia can get something wrong. Someone can just put 2 cents to put a fact that could be wrong. It's kinda credible.

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