do you take Wiki seriously?

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:59 pm

Omega50 wrote:

crapshite wrote:

I do agree with you that wiki should a starting point (after Google), wiki often links me to some great research material on subjects. Smile

Chicken and egg really: do you go to wiki and then copy/paste a snippet into Google, or do you take the wiki link from an initial Google because it's likely to have something relevant?

Lately I've been wiki-ing first.

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:25 pm

Wiki's good to use in addition with other sources. As a one stop shop though? No way. Then again, I don't think you should ever use only one site/book/etc to get all your info from.

Love the idea of the wiki though. Smile

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:05 am

Pomble, I usually go to what snippet in Google shows best shows what I am looking for, a lot of the time its usually to the Wiki. But like all things man made it can be wrong but most of the time a wiki entry might lead me to a link, I wouldn't have normally found. Its a useful tool.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:43 am

I think Wikipedia is a great site, obviously it's not perfect as the information is put on there and maintained by members of the public. It does get a bit of vandalism, I have done repairs a couple of times after vandal attacks. Overall I'd give it a 9/10, I trust it more than 95% of the sites around. Go Wikipedia !!

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:58 pm

I've never gotten into trouble by using wikipedia as my main/only source of information, so I guess I trust em.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:52 am

Most false information is removed by the bots withing 20 minutes of posting, so I'd say its purdy darn reliable. It beat out Encyclopedia Britannica!!

(for info on this, search "reliability of wikipedia" on wikipedia)

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:56 pm

Disconnected wrote:

Wiki is great. All hail the mighty wiki!

It's created & maintained by people like us. That naturally includes all our ignorance, conflicting theories & skewed perspectives.

It's great source for brushing up on subjects, but it cannot be expected to contain reliable information. It's simply a stepping stone to obtaining reliable information.

Agreed, I mean I like to know some things here and there, but it definitely can be unreliable for very in depth information.

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:27 pm

Nope.

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:16 pm

I do 90% of the time. It's very helpful...

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:43 am

most of the time its pretty good but i wouldnt bet on any information that i get from there

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:35 pm

Ozperson wrote:

I think Wikipedia is a great site, obviously it's not perfect as the information is put on there and maintained by members of the public. It does get a bit of vandalism, I have done repairs a couple of times after vandal attacks. Overall I'd give it a 9/10, I trust it more than 95% of the sites around. Go Wikipedia !!

Nothing on the internet is ultimately reliable anyway. but I trust Wikipedia enough for what I need it for. 'For the people by the people' is ok for me.

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:01 pm

It's reliable sometimes. All you have to do is check citations. Most articles provide adequate citation, but I've come across more than a few that are pure conjecture and opinion.

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:38 pm

joedles wrote:

Nope.

Hail the irish

Galway Very Happy

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:22 am

It's good for checking on fav tv programmes, you know when its on and when there's breaks etc

I agree with others good as a first stop to check refs etc, then check out what you want..... anything that expands knowledge and get you interested in a subject or topic is good in my book Smile

Used to do a quiz with my students, with a prize, very pleased with the amount of kids who used wiki for the answer and then got more interested in the subject matter Very Happy

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:48 am

If they quote everything with citations, And it is not just made up such as
(Drug czar of the evil pink cactus-monkeys)
Sure.
Its great and can be taken seriously.
I mean, seriously. who wouldnt take it seriously. I am being serious.