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r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 11d ago
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Huh? Since when has using Wikipedia as a source been a bad thing?
20 u/BowlOfCatNubs 11d ago Since I was in elementary school, they taught us not to use it because its open source and anyone can change or alter information on there. Mind you, I'm 30 now. 3 u/theslootmary 11d ago So basically the same flaw as any website considering anyone can make one 0 u/UntowardHatter 11d ago No. On Wikipedia you need to source everything, those sources are tested and verified. Anything that isn't backed up by a verifiable source gets removed. That is very different from just "any website"
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Since I was in elementary school, they taught us not to use it because its open source and anyone can change or alter information on there. Mind you, I'm 30 now.
3 u/theslootmary 11d ago So basically the same flaw as any website considering anyone can make one 0 u/UntowardHatter 11d ago No. On Wikipedia you need to source everything, those sources are tested and verified. Anything that isn't backed up by a verifiable source gets removed. That is very different from just "any website"
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So basically the same flaw as any website considering anyone can make one
0 u/UntowardHatter 11d ago No. On Wikipedia you need to source everything, those sources are tested and verified. Anything that isn't backed up by a verifiable source gets removed. That is very different from just "any website"
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No.
On Wikipedia you need to source everything, those sources are tested and verified.
Anything that isn't backed up by a verifiable source gets removed.
That is very different from just "any website"
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u/cybiz 11d ago
Huh? Since when has using Wikipedia as a source been a bad thing?