Seriously tho as someone who put literal years of effort into creating a Wikipedia hoax it’s basically impossible to get away with for more than like an hour. They’re fucking vigilant. I tried to build up trust by doing legit editing but my account got reviewed cause I approved a page that mismeasured the size of a ship by a few centimeters
you cant use wikipedia in a bibliography because it is an encyclopedia and encyclopedias cannot be cited because they are not sources BUT they have ALL the sources listed and linked if possible and i will never forgive teachers for teaching us instead that it is not a reliable resource
[ID: a tweet by paige @pswizzz “the biggest scam of all time was convincing kids that wikipedia, a free source of unlimited information, isn’t reliable when there’s literal sources at the bottom & strict editing policy.” End ID]
Specifically, encyclopedias are not considered SCHOLARLY sources. As a teacher, I specifically tell my students that Wikipedia pages are a great place to START for getting a basic overview and for finding links to articles that can be used as sources.
Wikipedia is always a good place to start AND cites sources you can use to find out more. Don’t disregard it just because you can’t use it as a primary source in academia!
