Annoying Sources

Nestor Balboa

Reasons why you should not use Wikipedia as a source for an essay:


 * Wikipedia is not considered scholarly
 * Wikipedia acknowledges that its information is not properly vetted
 * The site has included hoaxes
 * People have created and edited pages to drive traffic to other websites
 * Anyone can edit or vandalize the site

You can use Wikipedia for entertainment, to read interesting and informative articles, or as a place to start your research. However, it is not good to use Wikipedia as a source on your academic papers and projects.