[Mr. Fedora]

To all people who think anyone can change anything on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:...ion_policy

Confirmed accounts on some I believe it says?

I wouldn't think it'd be that hard to get one...

[Lockheed]

i dont cite wikipedia, i use the citations from the page.
1) makes me sound smarter
2) doesnt link to wikipedia.

[Moon Rock]

I'm in college now, and I've never done a project yet 🙂 but I'd imagine because there is no way to verify it automatically and then it'd be the extra mile to verify the info for the teacher...

[Mittens]

Don't ip's get logged and certain people or articles can't be edited?

Which is precisely why the "can be edited by anyone" is a lie. Sure, you can go ahead and vandalize an article but it will almost automatically get reverted by a bot. Go ahead and try vandalizing a popular article (account needed) and you'll get both account and IP banned.

Popular or widely viewed articles (the ones that everyone here would most likely be using) are always under high surveillance and crediting false information is extremely unlikely. Less popular articles that are vandalized won't stay like that for very long either, it may just take a bit more time.

[DesmondTheMoonbear]

Don't ip's get logged and certain people or articles can't be edited?

They IP ban people fra editing if they mess up once.
And there is literally thousands of Wikipedia mods on every second, so when people change something it is getting overlooked within 10 minutes at a maximum.
If you wrote something fake, it will be removed.

[mockingjay]

Agreed.

And do people not realize that pages on Wikipedia are moderated and that there are THOUSANDS of moderators and contributors who make sure everything is reliable, up to date and sourced properly.

[Sumix]

I just think teachers don't like the fact that you can go on Wikipedia and search for something then get legitimate information cited from multiple sources that easily. Teachers want students to use other resources such as books and other sites that they themselves deem legitimate.

[LovelyLad]

Because they want you to actually spend time looking for articles or essays through other websites that the school pays for. Many of my teachers know that the whole "Wikipedia is all fake" statement is a lie but you'll still find many who legitimately believe it and discredit anything taken from the site.

You sound very unfamiliar with wiki's, don't spread your bullshit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction

''Don't be afraid to edit – anyone can edit almost every page''

now what, you sound to be unfamilliar, don't spread your bull shit around.

[DesmondTheMoonbear]

Agreed.

And do people not realize that pages on Wikipedia are moderated and that there are THOUSANDS of moderators and contributors who make sure everything is reliable, up to date and sourced properly.

On the other hand, most of the mods is 13-18 years old.

[Obimoto]

"That averages out to 2.92 mistakes per article for Britannica and 3.86 for Wikipedia." -source = http://news.cnet.com/Study-Wikipedia-as-...97332.html

Wikipedia is very close to other encyclopedias. Kinda sucks teachers don't like it, however there are ways around it. If you use Wikipedia, find the sources to the information you need and cite that instead.

Many teachers think it's too easy, and others don't believe in its credibility...

[Mittens]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction

''Don't be afraid to edit – anyone can edit almost every page''

now what, you sound to be unfamilliar, don't spread your bull shit around.

almost

Editing and vandalizing a page are two completely different actions.

No because the info on wikipedia is not precise

I am well aware that anyone can edit a wiki. Like I clearly said, go ahead and edit "not precise" information to an article and let me know how long it takes for it to get reverted and your account to get banned.

[The RooT]

They 'dis-like' it because they don't understand the fact that Moderators/Administrators actually have to approve the edits, They think anyone can just go and edit as they please. And they also don't like that some of the information is outdated there.

[Revamp]

My english teacher said its not bad, just use the links Wikipedia has cited.

[InspectorGadget]

Cite the source Wikipedia cites, not Wikipedia itself.

The source you cite on Wiki might change and make your point void.
It's also not a solid source of information. The places the users cite however, likely are a solid source.

[BottleOWater]

Wikipedia is now a really good site and recommended by alot of my college teachers , but they still say to double check but most of the pages of information have protection on it which means its safe, teacher that don't know this are outdated.