Comments on: Wikipedia: The good, the bad, the…useful?

By: Clint H

Clint H — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:01:57 +0000

After this recent hoax, I think I trust Wikipedia more (and the traditional news outlets less!).

By: Pamela Hill

Pamela Hill — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:37:31 +0000

It is great for an overview. Sometimes it is the best place to get a quick overview of a large, cumbersome topic. And as you mentioned – if they know to verify & check sources, I think we really are OK recommending/allowing kids to use it!

By: Cathy Nelson

Cathy Nelson — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00:21 +0000

Nah probably a bunch of uninformed teachers and librarians. Don’t ya think? I know a few–surely you do too.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:06:17 +0000

I fully support the use of wikipedia. Somebody, probably in the media, has poisoned people’s minds about the horrors of anybody editing this wonderful site. The good people at the wikimedia family have incredible fact checkers that do that sort of thing. If an article isn’t cited properly, they’ll let you know. I read those articles with a careful eye, but the rest of them are great.

By: Lesley Edwards

Lesley Edwards — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:20:24 +0000

I have kids look at wikipedia articles before they begin searching. It’s a great place to get keywords and a general overview of their topic. Armed with some good keywords they are more likely to get good search results.