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Do you consider Wikipedia to be a credible source for a research paper? 

I'm not talking about sources you find within the Wikipedia article, but the article itself. 

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  • MrsCodeMonkeyMrsCodeMonkey member
    No, it's not a reliable source. It can be a starting point for a paper that could lead to other articles that can be cited.
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  • colliebabecolliebabe member
    No. And I don't accept it from my students.
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  • CinemaGoddessCinemaGoddess member
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  • jorkz821jorkz821 member
    Nope. I used toTA a course at the U that students from all backgrounds and years took, and it was shocking how many people tried to use wiki as a source. Even some 3rd and 4th years. Shocking, I tell you.
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  • jesuisfatigueejesuisfatiguee member
    In a conversation/debate, maybe. Research paper, nope.



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  • thebanichthebanich member
    Nope. We were expressly forbidden from using it as a source in all of my classes.
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  • SpaceGirlSpiffSpaceGirlSpiff member
    edited April 2014
    NOPE.

    If I need to look up quick info just for my own curiosity, I will sometimes use Wiki...but academically?....No.

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  • secretsoutsecretsout member
    No. Wikipedia didn't exist when I was writing research papers but even if it did it wouldn't have been acceptable.


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  • theseawordtheseaword member
    edited April 2014
    No. When I was in college, they gave us access to many other (credible ) databases that we could use for research.


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  • LucilleAusteroLucilleAustero member
    Nope, and that was an automatic huge deduction for my students if they used Wikipedia as a source,

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  • Soxgirl07Soxgirl07 member
    Nope. I don't let my students use it.

    Remember the time someone on here tried to get TB page on Wikipedia to reflect the mass exodus? Some wiki editor came on and told us that they had thousands of things in their queue and just did what they could. Also that they didn't care about the truth, just citations.
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  • CinemaGoddessCinemaGoddess member
    Soxgirl07 said:
    Nope. I don't let my students use it. Remember the time someone on here tried to get TB page on Wikipedia to reflect the mass exodus? Some wiki editor came on and told us that they had thousands of things in their queue and just did what they could. Also that they didn't care about the truth, just citations.
    That was SBP on P&CE, now CEP. 

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    No, but not because it's Wikipedia. A secondary source is almost never okay to cite. I wouldn't cite Encyclopedia Brittanica either.
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  • pdh2008pdh2008 member
    Never! Information is submitted by any idiot who wants to have his say. No credibility whatsoever.
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  • PrimePrime member
    I personally don't.  I use it as a source of other sources.  However, about 2/3 of my grad school professors are ok with it as long as you don't rely on it as a major source.  I've just never been comfortable with that.

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  • wiggyslilsiswiggyslilsis member
    I was taught that you could use it as a source as long as you have another source that directly backs up what Wikipedia said. Which means the source is worthless because you had to find another one that basically said the same thing.

    So no, I don't use it. I use the academic library provided by the school.
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    No.  Not for almost anything.  Even the obviously correct stuff.  Not unless you can confirm credibility throughout modification records.
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  • KasstikKasstik member
    No. It is not a credible source at all. Anyone can add things to a Wikipedia page a la 30 Rock and Jenna learning about janis Joplin on Wikipedia. 
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  • LovestheLouLovestheLou member
    No. Although all the research I do is legal research so I pretty much only cite to cases or the occasional law review.

    Wikipedia wasn't a thing when I was in school.
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