Why Is Wikipedia Such A Lousy Website?

Wikipedia: The repository for all things stoopid.

Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder.

Those who regularly edit the site are called “Wikipedians.”

But, not to worry!

Because, yes… you TOO can edit Wikipedia!

And, best part of all?

One does NOT need to be a Subject Matter Expert to write about ANY given topic!

Seriously!

Someone without any knowledge of science, or mathematics, i.e., a total blithering idiot, could write about Astrophysics, String Theory, Calculus, Microbiology, and Jet Propulsion.

AND IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE!!!

But that’s far from its only problem. Take a look at this statement from an entry about “toast.”

Yes, toast.

“Though many types of bread can be toasted the most commonly used is “sliced bread”, referring to bread that is already sliced and bagged upon purchase and may be white, brown, multigrain, etc.”

Aren’t you glad that

Why hate on Wikipedia? Here’s why.

It’s easy to hate Wikipedia.

There are too many reasons not to hate it.

But let me be more precise, and explain what’s wrong with Wikipedia.

To be certain, what you’re about to read is in no way a defense of Wikipedia.

Instead, I will bash it unashamedly, and will explain why it is unreliable, and supply reasons for others to look askance at it. This critique is no casually jaundiced glace, but rather scathing.

It can be difficult to know exactly where to begin, but I think it possible to start with reliability, and move tangentially to toward other areas.

Wikipedia calls itself

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