I feel that I have had a lot of experience with Wikipedia before starting this project. I have heard good and bad things about Wikipedia. The good would be that you can access information about almost anything in a timely manner by using Wikipedia. The bad that I have heard is definitely from teachers throughout my many years of school. Personally, I think Wikipedia is extremely helpful. I would consider myself a curious person, and Wikipedia allows me to explore and learn new things with just a simple search on my phone. I think Wikipedia can be problematic when it comes to using it as a source for research papers. Wikipedia admins do a good job of skimming articles and removing false or misleading info, but there is still a chance that you could accidentally add something false to your research paper. I do not blame teachers for advising their students to not use Wikipedia. I believe it is used best for personal use in order to learn more about things you are interested in.
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