Thursday, October 28, 2010

reliable and unreliable information

I believe that Wikipedia.com is an unreliable source of information. This is because it is a public forum and anyone could make a claim or assertion that may be false. On the Wikipedia website, it states that you should "not use Wikipedia to make critical decisions". Wikipedia also says, "we do not expect you to trust us", this is because the information given on this website is written by editors with little diversity. many of these editors are from north America and Europe. 87 percent of these editors are also male. Wikipedia is also an unreliable website to find information because you cannot trust information you read if you do not know who wrote it.

I believe that about.com is a reliable source to find information that can be helpful. This is because this website gives you information on who wrote each piece of information. Also because each section is written by a professional who is knowledgeable about the field. About.com is written by a network of more than 750 Guides and each Guide is selectively recruited,trained, and regularly reviewed by their editorial staff. About.com Guides have deep experience and credentials in their fields .

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