The problem is, anyone can go into these pages and edit the information - you don't have to prove you're an expert, either through education or experience. I could go put something on those pages.
Wikipedia is good for external links at the bottom and the citation links; that's where you're supposed to be able to find the information compiled in the wiki entry itself. I refuse to let my writers cite Wikipedia for their articles; I've yelled at them for trying. Of course, if you're just an average person, you might get an idea from the W to go look it up elsewhere to verify it - but there are a lot of young people who don't know to do that. Scary!
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Date: 2012-06-20 03:27 am (UTC)Wikipedia is good for external links at the bottom and the citation links; that's where you're supposed to be able to find the information compiled in the wiki entry itself. I refuse to let my writers cite Wikipedia for their articles; I've yelled at them for trying. Of course, if you're just an average person, you might get an idea from the W to go look it up elsewhere to verify it - but there are a lot of young people who don't know to do that. Scary!