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[–] 16 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Wow, I can't believe that you are getting some flack for this. Numerous times I've read a Wikipedia article, followed the citation, only to discover that the Wikipedia contributor had cherry-picked from a paper, giving a misleading summary.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Or that the editor misquoted the source entirely. I've even found articles that are littered with "citation needed" that have persisted as such for weeks or months.

    I think sometimes people unfairly discount Wikipedia's utility and overinflate its problems, while others are too cavalier about them. Wikipedia is a useful starting point for research as long as the researcher has the knowledge required to evaluate articles and perform further inquiry into their sources.

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