Do you like Wikipedia?

@doncris (637)
Romania
January 18, 2007 1:23pm CST
This free encyclopedia can sometimes come very much in handy. Do you like it? Or do you prefer Encarta for instance?
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19 responses
• Pakistan
2 Feb 07
Yes wikipedia is very good for finding any information about anything in the world. It is very descriptive is explaining about different things also it tells about different links related to a topic.
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@doncris (637)
• Romania
2 Feb 07
Yes, it's true, but is it that accurate? I mean, I heard that anyone can post information on the site..what if someone writes bullshit, pardon my language?:P
@zurcayin (10)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
i like them both.i agree Wikipedia is very much in handy when your online.However, i use encarta especially when i'm not online and it has much more information.
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@doncris (637)
• Romania
19 Jan 07
Yes, you're right. I thought so too, when I saw the difference between article numbers. It was pretty big.
@muntaha (376)
• Bangladesh
2 Feb 07
Wikipedia is very much helpful for all and i really appreciate this initiative. For all little information i go there and it never disappoint me. Thats simply great!!
@rain021 (91)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
If I need a fast info, yes. It's very convenient, I have a built-in search bar of wikipedia embedded on my Firefox browser. But then wikipedia is open for everyone to edit(well, not all articles because some articles are locked due to vandalization)so I'm skeptical whether the accuracy of the information given on a wikipedia entry is accurate or not.
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@smrohitsm (231)
• India
2 Feb 07
Yup i use it a lot. its very handy and has mostly correct data. also its cool for my tech needs. i can clarify lots of concepts from it.
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@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
1 Feb 07
i love wikipedia, is great for getting a quick definition or explaination. I don't completely trust as a reliable source though, but its still fun for surfing and reading.
18 Jan 07
I love Wikipedia, it has everything! And it has lots of great links. It's where i start when i'm researching something.
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@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
18 Jan 07
I like Wikipedia, but it isn't perfect. There is a lot of great information there, it is well organized, and there are plenty of links to other reference sources about the subject you are looking into. I have found it to be a bit inaccurate at times, especially regarding medical issues (which is what I know most about and usually look up), so I have to wonder if the inaccuracies are across the board. When researching a topic, I always use several sources anyways, so it's not a real big deal. If I see discrepancies in information, it is easy enough to sort it out.
@jammed (153)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
Wikipedia has the most updated articles and it gives you discussions on almost every topic you need. This is one advantage of user-based sites.
@nyka08 (403)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
i love using Wikipedia. it's very useful for searching informations, especially for students like me. i think i would consider Wikipedia as a student's best friend. for me, it has been very handy when i have to researches and homeworks. i can easily find facts from wikipedia. it has almost everything. but one down side of Wikipedia though, sometimes the facts are too overwhelming.it's sometimes difficult to pick out what information i actually need because of too many facts offered.
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• India
18 Jan 07
i cant say that its perfect, but it answers 99% of your queries correctly, i have taken valuable info from it from time to time and i feel its the best online enclycopedia you could ever get, however i prefer to use encarta 2006, as it has better material....
• Romania
19 Jan 07
My favorite is Wikipedia because I always find everything I'm searching on it. It never disappointed me yet, but there is always a first time of course :P I used Encarta and I like it too... but I prefer Wiki :) hehe
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• Romania
19 Jan 07
Wikipedia is a great way to acces lots of information. I really like it and I do use it alot.
• Indonesia
17 Jan 10
I really liked the website because it provides so many benefits for me. You don't have to bother buying an encyclopedia that is very thick material for your paper. In wikipedia, we can easily access all sorts of science. Thanks to wikipedia.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
So far that is the best source of information if you are researching for something. I find it rather accurate in the sense that it has many reference links and everything. But I heard that still this is not as accurate as it looks like.
2 Feb 07
I lvoe using Wikipedia, specially for the Boigraphies of say, WWE Wrestlers or sumthin like that, It is also gr8 fpr loking up defenitions.
• United States
2 Feb 07
I alot of the times use Encarta for my encyclopedia. I've seen Wikipedia in the search engine results. But I've heard the articles are written sometimes by people who aren't really experts on the subject.
• India
2 Feb 07
i love wikipedia but sometimes it gives vague answers, encarta is more concise and exact!!
@Tibor1450 (207)
• Hungary
28 Jul 09
I love wikipedia, you can find almost everything on it. It can be very helpful to everyone, and to you. It is very good, that if I don't know something, I search it on wikipedia, and I find the answer to my question. And if I didn't find it, than here is mylot. :)