User:Billscottbob/riskassessment

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This page in a nutshell: This guide is to provide readers with the ability to assess the reliability of a given article.
Introduction   Verifiability   Stability   Nature of Article Subject    

Due to its unstable nature, Wikipedia has faced much criticism over whether its information is trustworthy and factual. Most of this criticsm comes from educational institutions, especially schools, which have banned Wikipedia for any use. In order to help Wikipedia become more trusted this guide has been created to help assess the risk of different articles as some articles are more reliable than others. Click on one of the tabs or links below to read about risk areas.

It should be noted that this is still not a guarantee of risk level and that the Wikipedia:General disclaimer still applies.

Risk Areas

Many factors influence the risk of an article.