As far as resources go ...


I admit it - I use the Wikipedia. I refer to it rather often, though only in the manner that (to my mind at least) encyclopedias should be used - in order to get a quick overview of a topic. I also follow its development, which means, among other things, that I've been able to observe the sometimes subtle shifts in emphasis in its goals.

More often than not, I refer to the Wikipedia before committing myself in writing to what might seem to be a rather strong statement of a perhaps unsubstantiated fact. Perhaps this should be called a security precaution - checking before I leap. It doesn't really matter to me that I'm checking a source that may not be fully trustworthy since more often than not, when I turn to the Wikipedia I'm pretty sure that I'm correct or accurate about something, and am simply checking to make sure that somebody else thinks the same. A check such as this simply boosts my confidence that I really do know what I'm talking about. If what I'm discovering is actually that someone else is as wrong as I am, then "safety in numbers" comes into play. It's a no-lose situation.



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