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by groffee 1427 days ago
Except it IS unreliable, even with citations. Wikipedia is straight up garbage.

Just one very recent example: https://www.engadget.com/chinese-wikipedia-editor-fake-russi...

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Maybe I need to add a section (in bold, flashing red text?) reiterating that you need to read the citations and not rely on the content?

This recent example is awful, yes, but relied heavily on a Wikipedia project which has less strict referencing rules, and was consumed by people who didn't take the time to fact-check — we're about on par with Encyclopedia Britannica (ref: https://www.nature.com/articles/438900a)

I was just going to dig that link up as well.
Great minds!