Know It All

This article was definitely an interesting read. Ever since I found out about Wikipedia (I wanna say in the 6th grade since that's when I had to start writing things other than book reports), it has helped me in almost every paper I've had to write. Unfortunately most of my teachers have been very anti Wikipedia, saying "be careful don't trust everything you read on there because anybody can edit it and it could be all wrong". Despite this, I've always used it and I've never failed a paper or was told it was full of wrong information so I have a hard time believing that Wiki is as horrible as teachers say. Yes, it condenses the research process and I think that's the main reason teachers are against it but it's also the reason the site is so helpful. With Wikipedia you get to see the whole span of a topic from beginning to end, and in between you can find all (well most) of the main points regarding that subject so it's been a great starting place for me in regards to starting a paper. I can only imagine it will become more inclusive in the future, and hopefully the people who still doubt Wikipedia will begin to see it in a more positive light.