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Originally Posted by bobtodrick
The one thing wiki has never been accused of is not being non partisan.
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1. Just a point for clarity (I honestly have no side on this); and
2. Not sure if this was meant with sarcasm or maybe is even a double negative - not-being-non....still trying to untangle this in my head
Regardless, Wiki is incredibly dodgy for sourcing information. Information is submitted by users (often partisan) and supposed to be validated by administrators but this does not always happen.
I am always very careful referencing wiki for anything. Excerpt below from an article on the subject.
Academics discredit the website for several reasons: articles can be written by anyone, not necessarily a world expert; editing and regulation are imperfect and a reliance on Wikipedia can discourage students from engaging with genuine academic writing. Vandalism is also common. There are numerous examples of politicians and public figures amending articles about themselves to erase unfavourable material.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...-use-wikipedia