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N3rdy-Astronaut t1_jatg2hw wrote

The 2007-09 era was pretty much where the whole distrust about Wikipedia came from. I remember my CS professor pulling up a similar chart and explaining how it was ok for us to now use and trust Wikipedia so long as we just double check the wording and sources.

Also explained how the old days of Wikipedia were like the Wild West and the ability to edit so easily in those early days lead to mass abuse of the system and a massive academic mistrust.

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Dick_Cottonfan t1_jav3fg8 wrote

Best part of Wikipedia was reading articles that were actually written clearly and somewhat concisely in order to get a handle on a topic, and then trawl the references for ‘legitimate’ sources to cite for proper work and get deeper explanations as needed. Was like a free cheat code in grad school when the professor felt like mailing it in and focus on pet projects instead of actually doing their job.

Source: personal experience.

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