Comments on: Which is More Accurate: Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:52:50 +0000

Much like Mr. Defeatable I too love that Wikipedia cites their sources. It makes it a more credible source to get your information from, and when you’re writing a paper it gives you a nice variety of references. All hail Wikipedia.

By: Tinhed

Tinhed — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:41:15 +0000

Wikipedia is an excellent starting point when you are searching for an overview of a particular topic. Plus the references cited Provide more details. Wikipedia is the first site that comes in mind whenever i need information on anything.

By: Irian

Irian — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:54:36 +0000

Wikipedia is a great resource for starting researching a particular topic, as it provides a good overview of the topic with some additional references. It should never be your only source of information tho.

By: Kyle Eslick

Kyle Eslick — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:02:58 +0000

Whenever I’ve used Wikipedia, I’ve always been surprised at how much information was available. I believe most of it is accurate, or at least as accurate as possible.

I don’t think professor’s will ever be able to except citings of Wikipedia though, because it isn’t official.

By: mr.defeatable

mr.defeatable — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:01:12 +0000

I often used Wikipedia as a resource (without citing it) when working on my college papers; because they list all of the sources used for the article and then I back tracked to the sources listed for my concrete information. So even if Wikipedia is inaccurate at least you can find the accurate information using the sources listed.