User:Billscottbob
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[edit] My View on Wikipedia
Despite growing controversy in my school community, I am still a strong believer of Wikipedia. Although anybody can edit it, there are strict guidlines in place. Which appear to me as the most advanced internet guidlines that I have ever seen. I have found vandalism before. Wikipedia should be used with caution but is a great place to start. All facts should be verified (as with any source) with another source. Once, a person within my class used Wikipedia. He was not exactly that bright and ran into a page fraught with vandalism. He did not notice this and wrote a paper about it. Cornelius Vanderbilt acording to the page was from a family of "molesting masterminds". When the teacher asked him about this he simply stated that he had use Wikipedia. We were banned from wikipedia ever since. Due to his stupidy, we cannot use Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a good source to start, and should always be used with caution, like any source. When Wikipedia was tested by creating a serivce similair it was unfair. This similair service did not have the complexity of Wikipedia and drastically failed.
In conclusion Wikipedia is an amazing site, especially for off-the-wall and rapidly changing topics but must be used with caution, as you would with any other source.
[edit] Wikipedia Tips
Wikipedia is like nothing else and must be used with caution used differently from other sources. Certain parts may be true but others may be biased. Here are some tips:
- Due to constant peer editing, announcements will be made at the top of pages with content that may be biased, un-cited or any other aspect that may make the page questionable. If you see these messages use extreme caution.
- A article that is fraught with citation is a good indicator of accurate content. Even if it says "citation needed" it means that the contributors to the article are thinking about the accuracy of the article.
- VERY IMPORTANT: A page that has been "locked" for vandalism is a very good indicator of questionable content. Even though the page has been "locked", almost all users can still edit it. A page that was "locked" led to the incident mentioned in the section above with a classmate.
[edit] My Contribution to Wikipedia
My contribution is minor and I will not contribute without being sure of what I am saying. As I do not really specialize in any areas I will make sure that I am as well-educated about the topic as possible before posting an entry. If you find any error or would like to discuss something with me please do so.
[edit] My Recent Contributions
This may not be complete or up to date.
