Wikipedia for Research
Teachers often aims that Wikipedia is not
reliable source for research. They say that anyone
can easily edit the site at any time. The people who edited pages may have made mistakes, and there is
no way to know if an expert has reviewed the page.
Others say that since billions of people have
contributed to the site, there must be good information
More than 200,000 people each day make changes, checking and adding to the
information available. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular research site on
the internet. If someone puts up fake or incorrect information, it is usually taken
down or corrected within an hour. Whether or not you trust. Wicipedia for academic
research, the site is certainly a good place to begin to explore any topic