Tuesday, April 22, 2008

WikiPedia

I think i first learned of wikipedia in high school while doing my exit research project. If you search for anything online, a definition from wiki comes up with so much information, you think it has to be true. We were warned of this early on, though. Our teachers made us well aware that wikipedia was open to anyone, and I learned that on my own quickly as well when I saw misspelled words and incorrect dates. I think that it should be made known that wikipedia is a misleading source. Some people, mostly children, use wiki as a reliable tool and they learn the incorrect information. I think that if wiki were ever to be used, the information found should be doubled or triple checked by other sources before being used.

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