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Title: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: robotvisionary on July 07, 2007, 11:53:46 PM

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I'd like to add a 4 and 5:
4) Search wikipedia
5) Search google

Too many people ask questions that are answered by the first hit on a simple wiki/google search.   

Wikipedia is unsafe. it give a lot of false information. Belive my i got at least 4 F in my school for using wikipedia all the information was false. :'( >:(

P.S. At least use howstuffeorks.com or some other site. Im saying this for future problems.    ;D

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: robotvisionary on July 08, 2007, 06:43:59 AM

Here is another comment i post about wikipedia and explaning there errors. (Sorry about how it came out I was mad with the teachers that gave me the F. >:(
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=787.msg9848#new (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=787.msg9848#new)

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: robotvisionary on July 08, 2007, 06:48:13 AM

Here is another explanation from the professionals it said that people do pranks by changing the text to false entries.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/index.html?iref=newssearch (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/index.html?iref=newssearch)

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: Admin on July 08, 2007, 06:48:47 AM

Any good researcher would never trust just one source.

You need to always check multiple sources and cross reference them.

Wikipedia has been found to be very accurate, and I agree with that assessment ;D

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: robotvisionary on July 08, 2007, 06:51:58 AM

Well there are many points of view but I'm saying that you should also go to more secure places like howstuffworks.com or something like that. And also there is a good side to that if you did not do a homework and you invent it up you can say to the teacher that you look it up in wikipedia. I did that once and they gave me a B-.
Not an A+ but better than an F or C.

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: Kohanbash on July 08, 2007, 07:39:30 AM

I like wikipedia for general information and to provide a baseline from which to begin looking at other sources.

Title: Re: Wikepedia unsafe
Post by: robotvisionary on July 08, 2007, 08:04:57 AM

Quote from: sdk32285 on July 08, 2007, 07:39:30 AM

I like wikipedia for general information and to provide a baseline from which to begin looking at other sources.

That's OK