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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I just hesitata in using Wiki in an argument.
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Don't blame you. It'd be like using the Calgary Sun exclusively for the same purposes. The accuracy is higher than you'd expect, but when things go wrong, it is usually impressive. (The false quote re: Rick Rypien that the Toronto Star published being a good example)
But I will say this, I've been plagiarized by a CBC writer before, so I must be doing something right.
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Wikipedia is the most obvious example of what the OP talks about, however. The site is overwhelmingly accurate. But it also has nearly 4 million articles. Even a small percentage of errors adds up. Consequently, one must use their own judgement to decide if what they are reading is accurate or not. The internet as a whole is no different.
Well, except for Fox News, which is almost completely unreliable.
(for a laugh, check out conservapedia. The far-right version of Wikipedia)