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{{cquote|I am always amazed at how current the information on Wikipedia is. My wife and I were watching an episode of Celebrity Apprentice about a year ago when I decided to Google one of the celebrities. The first hit was Wikipedia and when I clicked on it I had access to a ton of information on the celebrity INCLUDING the information that the person was just voted off IN THE EPISODE WE WERE WATCHING! It was a spoiler to some extent. . .the show must have aired back East about an hour or 2 earlier and there the information was--already updated on Wikipedia! }} |
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{{cquote|Wikipedia is a wonderful resource. Personally, I love to wander from link to link on random journeys of discovery. Tonight I wanted to refresh myself on the origin of the Chinese dish Chop Suey. That led me to Chow Mein and how it is different on the East and West Coasts. And that led me to the Chow Mein sandwich popular in parts of New England. As a journalist, I often rely on Wikipedia. If I Google a subject, the Wikipedia entry is usually the first thing I will read. Sure, some entries can be questionable, like a single-sourced bio of a minor celebrity or historical figure. But I know that, say, a a major Civil War battle is going to be solid because an army of scholars and enthusiasts take great care to make sure those entries are accurate. And if there is a serious dispute, those entries are flagged. With those safeguards, I've come to trust Wikipedia. If I could, I would donate more than I have. It's worth it. Wikipedia is what the Internet should be about: A wealth of knowledge at your fingertips. }} |
{{cquote|Wikipedia is a wonderful resource. Personally, I love to wander from link to link on random journeys of discovery. Tonight I wanted to refresh myself on the origin of the Chinese dish Chop Suey. That led me to Chow Mein and how it is different on the East and West Coasts. And that led me to the Chow Mein sandwich popular in parts of New England. As a journalist, I often rely on Wikipedia. If I Google a subject, the Wikipedia entry is usually the first thing I will read. Sure, some entries can be questionable, like a single-sourced bio of a minor celebrity or historical figure. But I know that, say, a a major Civil War battle is going to be solid because an army of scholars and enthusiasts take great care to make sure those entries are accurate. And if there is a serious dispute, those entries are flagged. With those safeguards, I've come to trust Wikipedia. If I could, I would donate more than I have. It's worth it. Wikipedia is what the Internet should be about: A wealth of knowledge at your fingertips. }} |
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