How reliable is Wikipedia?

[ShyGuy27]

I recently used some info from Wikipedia to defeat someone in an argument, and his response was that "Wikipedia is always wrong". So, how often is Wikipedia right? It's never let me down before.

Anticipated FAQs
1)

• Q:Who were you arguing with?
• A: I don't see how that matters.

2)

• Q: What were you arguing about?
• A: That still doesn't matter.

 

[Garlic Man]

I recently used some info from Wikipedia to defeat someone in an argument, and his response was that "Wikipedia is always wrong". So, how often is Wikipedia right? It's never let me down before.

Anticipated FAQs
1)

• Q:Who were you arguing with?
• A: I don't see how that matters.

2)

• Q: What were you arguing about?
• A: The correct pronunciation of "meme".

I never would have asked either of those questions(especially the first), but I find Wikipedia to ALWAYS be correct. All those school teachers say "ZOMG EVERYBODY AND ANYBODY CAN EDIT IT! DOOO NOOOT TRUUUST WIIIKIPEEEDIAAA" and try to brainwash us, but what they don't know, is that practically every article is being watched by at least one person, if not many. Wrong information doesn't last long there.

 

[ShyGuy27]

I never would have asked either of those questions(especially the first).

*shrugs* Someone would have.

 

[Garlic Man]

I never would have asked either of those questions(especially the first).

*shrugs* Someone would have.

Just watch when somebody does. :D

 

[Garlic Man]

I put in 90 percent, but it's probably more like 99 percent. Even if something is wrong, it just happened to be wrong the second you went to it. If you refresh it once, someone will have come along and fixed it.

Pershishely.

edit: According to the polls, Wikipedia is now %97.5 percent reliable.

 

[Smiddle]

Depends on what kind of article it is.

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

Wikipedia is reliable. Ive noticed they have a "simpler English" section in their lingo's. xD

 

[Smiddle]

Wikipedia is reliable. Ive noticed they have a "simpler English" section in their lingo's. xD

Why is that funny?

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To expand my previous post, I meant that an article on politics might not be as reliable as an article on some German pop group's fifth album.

 

[Lario]

Depends on what kind of article it is.

I agree.

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

Wikipedia is reliable. Ive noticed they have a "simpler English" section in their lingo's. xD

Why is that funny?

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To expand my previous post, I meant that an article on politics might not be as reliable as an article on some German pop group's fifth album.

Because most of Wikipedia is complicated gibberish.

 

[Nerdy Guy]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

 

[ShyGuy27]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

 

[Nerdy Guy]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

 

[Stooben]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

Also, I'd say they're 80% right; I've found quite a few mistakes with dates.

 

[Nerdy Guy]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

xD

 

[Stooben]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

Why can't someone vandalize the MarioWiki with Hershey bars? D:

j/k

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

Why can't someone vandalize the MarioWiki with Hershey bars? D:

j/k

No Mars Bars.

 

[Stooben]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

Why can't someone vandalize the MarioWiki with Hershey bars? D:

j/k

No Mars Bars.

Trolls are that kind though.

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

Why can't someone vandalize the MarioWiki with Hershey bars? D:

j/k

No Mars Bars.

Trolls are that kind though.

Aha, wha

 

[Stooben]

I remember one time vandels changed all the word "acid" to "chocolate" on the Acid Rain page. I was doing a report on Acid Rain at that time.

By god, I hope you were smart enough to not write a report on Chocolate Rain.

I was, I printed the page out before the it was vandalised, so I used that. I just saw it was vandalised the day after I printed. So I was safe.

I bet a report on Chocolate Rain would be cool. Especially if it would explain how it would be possible. :D

The chocolate version is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acid_rain&diff=247375597&oldid=247255927, if you want to look at it.

Why can't someone vandalize the MarioWiki with Hershey bars? D:

j/k

No Mars Bars.

Trolls are that kind though.

Aha, wha

...*facepalm*

 

[Nerdy Guy]

Wikipedia is a good place to find picture, though.
Like this one:

 

[BEEEEEAAARRRS]

Wikipedia is a good place to find picture, though.
Like this one:

Not always, they dont have as many pictures for some things as they should.

 

[SmartGuy]

Wikipedia is always right, except when spammers are about, but it's always dealt with, that's why I picked 80%

 

[Nerdy Guy]

I bet they would say this is real.