I have read a lot of content on Wikipedia and use their site[s] frequently when needing a quick reference to help me familiarize myself with topic that I briefly forgot or even if it’s to have secondary research on a topic when writing a paper. I usually use Wikipedia websites as a secondary source of research or information because professors have always stressed to never rely on the information posted in Wikipedia; however posts have been regulated more frequently, so it seems more credible. Wikipedia can be a great website resource in which students wanted to refer back to or even have as a starting reference so they have some background knowledge of the topic they need to discuss. The most common search engine used today is Google and when you Google any topic, usually the first site to come up is Wikipedia, naturally people are going to click on it. That’s why is has become more credible and reliable over the years, because of its popularity.
Wikipedia is also evolving and advancing itself as a website because whatever that is being posted on to the sites about an issue or a topic or anything else needs to have a credible source and these sources are now being linked onto the webpage itself so they can be used for further backup. I will generally just use Wikipedia for my own personal use when I need to find a quick piece of information and remind myself about something that I forgot or couldn’t remember.
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