How reliable is Wikipedia?

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A study in the journal Nature states that Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information...

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How do you combat the use of obscure (but "reliable") sources on Wikipedia?

Let's say there is a reliable source. It's written by a university professor and checks out via Wikipedia's reliable source guidelines. BUT, at the same time, it seems to violate Wikipedia Neutrality rules by being an extremely obscure opinion. Recently...

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This is not an issue of reliable sources, but giving sources due weight (policy WP:DUE). If it is not...

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How do we know if a site like Wikipedia is reliable? How can we trust the information we are researching? Why?

How do we know if a site like Wikipedia is reliable? How can we trust the information we are researching? Why do you think Professors do not allow Wiki as a source?

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We can't know for sure without conducting a careful review of each statement. That's time that could...

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How reliable is wikipedia?

is it reliable enough to use on school homework? please rate wikipedia on a scale from 1 to 10. 10 being most reliable.

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8. It is reliable for good information but it is not a valid source for a paper or anything like that...

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Wikipedia is as reliable as other online and printed reference works. Wikipedia itself is not open for...

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How reliable is Wikipedia for a historian?

How reliable would Wikipedia be for a historian studying what conditions were like for Australian troops in World War One?

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not really reliable because anybody could edit wikipedia, and usually their sources say they need citations...

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How reliable is Wikipedia.com?

Does any body really know how reliable and true Wikipedia.Com is?

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Although anyone can edit it, it is pretty freaking reliable.

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How reliable and accurate is Wikipedia for research?

I wanted to start doing some historical research using Wikipedia but not sure how reliable it is. Is it ok to use, or should I use a different encyclopedia? If so, what other ...show more

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It's totally unreliable and inaccurate. Don't even use it. It's that bad. Would you build your house...

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How reliable is Wikipedia as a source of info?

I know people submit the articles, but if writing assignments, researching etc, how reliable is it? Thanks.

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Generally, it is incredibly reliable. Because there are more people that help it than harm it. For every...

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How reliable is wikipedia?

I usually obtain information on various topics I am interested in from wikipedia but I am just wondering is it possible that sometimes I have been mislead? If so does this risk come ...show more

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about as reliable as yahoo answers

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