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• For those of you who don't already know, Wikipedia is an "open source" encyclopedia. This means that anyone can write & edit the entries -- whether they actually know anything about the topic or not.
• Many of Wikipedia's entries are excellent. Some are misleading, slanted, biased, inflamatory, or outright wrong.
• The basic message: buyer beware! Wikipedia can be a terrific starting point for learning about a new topic, but never bet too much on its accuracy.
• Links:
• Wikipedia's own guidelines for people writing entries.
• A Wikipedia page commenting on the accuracy of Wikipedia: Wikipedia in Schools.
• A study published by scienticif journal Nature arrives at relatively positive evaluation of Wikipedia.
• A story from the New York Times: Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar

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