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KoKo

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1. I tend to go with the source links to read the articles as they were written...

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 11:30 AM

May 2014

and then check out who wrote them.

It's still a good place to get started for leads to do further research. But, it's good to be reminded that information there is not complete and can be misleading or biased.

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Wikipedia: where truth dies online [View all] petronius May 2014 OP

I tend to go with the source links to read the articles as they were written... KoKo May 2014 #1

Very true - the references portion is a valuable part of any wiki page, petronius May 2014 #4

You mean, like this? DetlefK May 2014 #2

I hadn't seen that before, but I think that's what they had in mind petronius May 2014 #3

When we were kids back in those days, Brigid May 2014 #5

I used to edit on Wikipedia davidpdx May 2014 #6

I imagine it's an interesting experience. But yeah, the proverbial pinch of salt is needed. arcane1 May 2014 #9

I was involved in one of those edit wars once wyldwolf May 2014 #7

The new York times: where less about Iraq killed many nt Jemon May 2014 #8