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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Why I like Wikipedia
I know that many are against Wikipedia. A lot of my teachers have warned me not to use it and others would not accept it as a source. However I have found Wikipedia to be an extremely useful tool. Since anyone can post on Wikipedia, it has an amazing amount of entries. I have been able to find information on the topic of all my essays on Wikipedia. Since anyone can write and edit Wikipedia, I tend to verify the information I find with other sources. I find that almost all of the time, Wikipedia was a truthful source. I have also experimented with Wikipedia, entering some wrong information on the Madison, WI entry. It got changed back within 48 hours. Wikipedia might not be a good source on its own, but can be a really helpful starting source. By reading the Wikipedia article on a topic, a writer can get a solid overview of the topic and find out what else to specifically research.
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I love wikipedia, it always clarifies things for me and makes it so that I can work more efficiently. As an actual citation? This rough draft was my first go around in that department!
ReplyDeleteI also LOVE wikipedia. It is such an efficient way to search general information. And even though teachers do not like it as a source, it can definitely help point someon in the right direction!
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