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Originally Posted by MV64
Studies have actually shown Wikipedia to be more accurate than other encyclopedias, including Britannica I think.
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BUUULLLLL!!!!
Wikipedia is nice for overview and framing, garbage as a reference source.
Wikipedia is, at best 80% as accurate as a traditional encyclopedia (*this number from an NPR story a while back). Sounds good, until you try to guess which 2 out ten "facts" you need are the inaccurate ones.