I have found in my daily use of the internet that Wikipedia is a good resource for finding information on pop culture, but is sometimes dubious in its accuracy for historical information. The ambiguous rules that allow anyone edit an article gives way to misinformation. Granted, I am aware that these same rules also allow other people to go in and correct this information, but what about the few minutes or several days, weeks, months, etc., that goes by before the correction is made? It is this nebulous time frame that makes professors hesitant to allow students to use Wikipedia as a resource for papers or class projects.
Of all the resources I have used or tried to use on the internet, it is by far the easiest to use and is the most up to date site I have yet to find. In a matter of minutes from an events happening, there is a whole page with detailed information regarding it. I prefer to use it for recreation or casual searches.
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