Wikipedia+Wisdom

=[|Wikipedia]: Good or Evil?= media type="youtube" key="kFBDn5PiL00" height="390" width="480" Remember, Wikipedia isn't evil, it just might not be the right resource for what you're doing. For research, use Wikipedia as a starting off point to get links and ideas. For personal knowledge and recreation, use Wikipedia all you want.

Pros and Cons of Wikipedia

Pros:
 * Good for overviews
 * Good for getting general information on topic
 * Good for linking to other (more trustworthy) resources on topic

Cons:
 * Unreliable because don’t know who author is.
 * Can’t always tell if information, footnotes, etc. are up to date (i.e. someone could have changed something since a footnote was placed).
 * Stub articles (articles that are short and unhelpful)
 * Poor grammar
 * Opinions offered as fact
 * Less than 15% of content published by wome n.

And ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS find out what your teacher thinks of using Wikipedia before you use it for an assignment.