Poll: Do you use Wikipedia as a reliable source?

Ego Tripping · 05-03-2009, 05:25 PM

I tend to lean towards yes...I've cross referenced and it almost always comes out to be correct. I like that it's always changing.

kingmotherfuckinmidas · 05-03-2009, 05:28 PM

if its to settle a simple argument while sitting around the bong fire than yes its word is final. If i'm writing a paper or something along those lines than i check the footnotes and what not and try to use a book whenever possible.

Jonas · 05-03-2009, 05:33 PM

yeah for random information its a good source. i was taught in highschool/university to never cite is as a source, but to use it as sort of a starting point for your research.

then now I'm in college, and some of my teachers base parts of the class on wiki pages....

SmokeSomeDoja · 05-03-2009, 05:40 PM

wikipedia is a horrible source of information.

when i check the reference links, i find broken links, websites that have nothing to do with the topic, or really bad sites.

its a joke.

it can be ok for some general info, but regarding that general info one can find there, one can easily find a much better source of information, rather than what some random dingus posts on wikipedia.

tedkennedy · 05-03-2009, 05:56 PM

no... you would (or you should) be failed in any science class if you cited wikipedia

i use it only if i know nothing about a certain topic and want general information that i can search scientific journal database for.

05-03-2009, 06:59 PM

If wikipedia says I'm right then I'm all for it. If it says I'm wrong then damn it the website must be wrong

Ego Tripping · 05-03-2009, 08:03 PM

Interesting.

I can honestly say I really use it for the same casual information, in which it's pretty accurate, or it's supplemental in the case that it gives me a solid lead to go on in further researching a particular topic.

It can't really be used as a citation though and I never would, it's too dynamic and can change at any second. But for general research and finding out all the little bs about life, I find it invaluable.

K10 · 05-03-2009, 08:45 PM

I use it for supplemental information when I need to know a couple more specifics about something in order to research something properly....if that makes sense. Basically like what some other people already said....a starting point. I trust a lot of the info on there, but I never rely solely on it.

**Home Wrecker** · 05-03-2009, 08:53 PM

Yea I would use wikipedia as a reliable source, but then again I'm not above outright faking a source if I'm in a bind. If it is 4:00 AM and I'm still hammering out a paper that's due in a few hours my morality becomes something of a fluid concept, a lot different than it was 8:00PM the previous day.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 05-03-2009, 11:43 PM

i use wikipedia as a reference for reliable sources.

like those little super-script numbers everywhere in the text, i use those links to support my shit rather than actually quoting wikipedia.

Grieves · 05-04-2009, 12:59 AM

I use it for basic knowledge concerning albums or artists i like because wiki is faster and easier to navigate than allmusic.com...

I also use it as a jump off point when researching any other topic...

Geeno · 05-04-2009, 01:05 AM

yeah, its also good entertainment

its like gettin ur news from the daily show. grains of salt and senses of humor and whatnot.

Grieves · 05-04-2009, 01:10 AM

Most of the stuff concerning countries, companies and corporations is def full of biased info...

Über King · 05-04-2009, 10:16 AM

id say its description of yahooka is pretty accurate. :P

it works 60% of the time, 100% of the time

al-Mu'akhkhir · 05-04-2009, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Über King

id say its description of yahooka is pretty accurate. :P

it works 60% of the time, 100% of the time

lol i remember how i wrote the bulk of that article like 3 years ago and there have been over 300 edits mostly containing vandalism to it since...

notepad · 05-04-2009, 10:41 AM

basically failed a history class because of that site.

pretty sure the professor went to the wiki pages relating to the stuff we were studying and changed dates and shit.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 05-04-2009, 10:53 AM

that would not surprise me lulz

Prophet Saddam · 05-05-2009, 12:37 PM

Reading the comments - it's occurred to me that I really like wikipedia for it's explanation of both sides on most issues.

There's usually a description and everything, and many times a section about 'criticism.' As stated, it's a very good starting point.

**~~wiseco~~** · 05-05-2009, 12:52 PM

I use it for information quite a bit but I hear most college professors dont accept work that is taken from wikipedia.

Being · 05-05-2009, 01:03 PM

if you ever reference wikipedia as a source for a paper, thats just dumb. It doesn't have any REAL credibility, and how hard is it to click the links at the bottom of the page to reference those sites for the real credibility?

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05-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ego Tripping Are you in? Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,461 Thanks: 229 Thanked 657 Times in 438 Posts	Poll: Do you use Wikipedia as a reliable source? I tend to lean towards yes...I've cross referenced and it almost always comes out to be correct. I like that it's always changing. __________________ God appears, and God is light, To those poor souls who dwell in night; But does a human form display To those who dwell in realms of day.

05-03-2009, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
kingmotherfuckinmidas hps God Bless Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: on mars, under a rock, with my fingers in my ear Posts: 1,383 Thanks: 37 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	if its to settle a simple argument while sitting around the bong fire than yes its word is final. If i'm writing a paper or something along those lines than i check the footnotes and what not and try to use a book whenever possible. __________________ none like us, so none like us. i got a real problem with stealing from whores.

05-03-2009, 05:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	wikipedia is a horrible source of information. when i check the reference links, i find broken links, websites that have nothing to do with the topic, or really bad sites. its a joke. it can be ok for some general info, but regarding that general info one can find there, one can easily find a much better source of information, rather than what some random dingus posts on wikipedia. __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

05-03-2009, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
tedkennedy now 14% blacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,247 Thanks: 69 Thanked 572 Times in 360 Posts	no... you would (or you should) be failed in any science class if you cited wikipedia i use it only if i know nothing about a certain topic and want general information that i can search scientific journal database for. __________________ matthew munari Last edited by tedkennedy; 05-03-2009 at 05:58 PM.

05-03-2009, 06:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stoney Guest Posts: n/a	If wikipedia says I'm right then I'm all for it. If it says I'm wrong then damn it the website must be wrong

05-03-2009, 08:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ego Tripping Are you in? Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,461 Thanks: 229 Thanked 657 Times in 438 Posts	Interesting. I can honestly say I really use it for the same casual information, in which it's pretty accurate, or it's supplemental in the case that it gives me a solid lead to go on in further researching a particular topic. It can't really be used as a citation though and I never would, it's too dynamic and can change at any second. But for general research and finding out all the little bs about life, I find it invaluable. __________________ God appears, and God is light, To those poor souls who dwell in night; But does a human form display To those who dwell in realms of day.

05-03-2009, 08:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
K10 Lazy lightning Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: out in the cold rain and snow Posts: 3,110 Thanks: 127 Thanked 293 Times in 160 Posts	I use it for supplemental information when I need to know a couple more specifics about something in order to research something properly....if that makes sense. Basically like what some other people already said....a starting point. I trust a lot of the info on there, but I never rely solely on it. __________________ Just because you tie dye your wool, doesn't mean you're not a sheep. R.I.P. Alice D.

05-03-2009, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Home Wrecker material boy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ishmaelia Posts: 4,734 Thanks: 1,429 Thanked 787 Times in 394 Posts	Yea I would use wikipedia as a reliable source, but then again I'm not above outright faking a source if I'm in a bind. If it is 4:00 AM and I'm still hammering out a paper that's due in a few hours my morality becomes something of a fluid concept, a lot different than it was 8:00PM the previous day. __________________ "I gyve unto my wief my second best bed" -line from Shakespeare's will

05-03-2009, 11:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	i use wikipedia as a reference for reliable sources. like those little super-script numbers everywhere in the text, i use those links to support my shit rather than actually quoting wikipedia. __________________

05-04-2009, 12:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	I use it for basic knowledge concerning albums or artists i like because wiki is faster and easier to navigate than allmusic.com... I also use it as a jump off point when researching any other topic... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

05-04-2009, 01:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	Most of the stuff concerning countries, companies and corporations is def full of biased info... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

05-04-2009, 10:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
Über King yabooban Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The ÜK Posts: 2,502 Thanks: 34 Thanked 221 Times in 106 Posts	id say its description of yahooka is pretty accurate. :P it works 60% of the time, 100% of the time __________________ You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? http://vimeo.com/user4038385/videos

05-04-2009, 10:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
notepad dick 'slyde' hyde Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: above the clouds Posts: 1,988 Thanks: 656 Thanked 313 Times in 161 Posts	basically failed a history class because of that site. pretty sure the professor went to the wiki pages relating to the stuff we were studying and changed dates and shit.

05-04-2009, 10:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	that would not surprise me lulz __________________

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05-05-2009, 12:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
Prophet Saddam YaHookan 2011 Winner Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CA, fuck yeah Posts: 16,340 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 3,690 Thanked 713 Times in 479 Posts	Reading the comments - it's occurred to me that I really like wikipedia for it's explanation of both sides on most issues. There's usually a description and everything, and many times a section about 'criticism.' As stated, it's a very good starting point. __________________ SUPPORT THE TROOPS --------------------- BRING THEM HOME & FUCK THE WAR

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~~wiseco~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Banned because ASG is a hypocrytical fat bitch who can't back her shit up Posts: 3,191 Thanks: 65 Thanked 70 Times in 52 Posts	I use it for information quite a bit but I hear most college professors dont accept work that is taken from wikipedia.