Thread:PickAWindaeYerLeavin600/@comment-25672164-20141116204028/@comment-25672164-20141116204653

It's not a good idea to use wikipedia for serious research, like if you're writing an article for a magazine or a book or something, and a lot of teachers won't accept as a valid source on your bibliography.

it's just than anyone who wants to can add to it, and a lot of people have this weird idea that because everyone can add to it, everyone does and posts random, pointless stuff like "George Washington was born in 1995 and was a cast member on Friends" and stuff. almost everything on Wikipedia is legitimate though. just don't cite it in your bibliographies and it'll be fine.