Wikipedia

@Mike07 (505)
United States
March 19, 2007 5:14pm CST
Useful site or piece of crap? I've used it for some info but will usually pass on it when it comes up in searches. How about you?
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• Portugal
23 Mar 07
I like to use wikepedia. They help a lot in elaborating school work. Some articles are well written and if you think something is wrong you can submit a change that may be approved or not. Since it's free I think it's a very good site.
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@Mike07 (505)
• United States
23 Mar 07
Yes, I think Wikepedia is best for school work, and you can always check the references and stuff at the bottom. It sure pops up a lot on web searches.
@agogos (32)
• United States
19 Mar 07
Depends on what you use it for and the specific article. Some articles are very well thought out and cited well, whereas others need a little work. Because it is a user-contributed encyclopedia, it does have more relevant and detailed information, but you have to be careful that your not just reading non-sense. Check the bottom of the page for footnotes or citations if you want to know the value of what you're reading. However, in my experience, I have gotten some great, timely, and detailed info from wikipedia without having to dredge through a search engine's returns to get the same stuff. It's also excellent for numerical and factual data like percentiles and geographical info.
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@Mike07 (505)
• United States
20 Mar 07
Didn't know it was user contributed. I'll have start looking more closely at it. Thanks for the tip of looking at the bottom of the page to know the value. Had no idea.
@dusty1020 (174)
• United States
19 Mar 07
i think wikkipedia is awesome. its got so many things you can look up and it gives you just enough info to know whether you want to know more or not.
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