Scholarly work should not use Wikipedia as a source but the sources wiki uses can be a great starting point. I 100% agree.
I used to tell my students that Wikipedia is great for general information since the site has clamped down on the whole editing process, and made it much more difficult to add misinformation without sources.
For non-scholarly work, Wikipedia is amazing. It’s the end all, be all of all arguments and general information about organizations and people. I think because schools say you can’t cite it, many people don’t trust Wikipedia. I’d trust it over most news sites (except AP and Reuters).
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Reply to LPT: Don't cite Wikipedia articles, but do use their sources. by codenamendgo
Scholarly work should not use Wikipedia as a source but the sources wiki uses can be a great starting point. I 100% agree.
I used to tell my students that Wikipedia is great for general information since the site has clamped down on the whole editing process, and made it much more difficult to add misinformation without sources.
For non-scholarly work, Wikipedia is amazing. It’s the end all, be all of all arguments and general information about organizations and people. I think because schools say you can’t cite it, many people don’t trust Wikipedia. I’d trust it over most news sites (except AP and Reuters).