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Wikipedia has become politicized. It's really a shame, because it could have been (and was, I think) a great source of straight-up information.

No more. I trust Wikipedia as much as I trust Fox news or CNN or MSNBC now.



I think it is still a great resource for non controversial subjects.

For eg. The math explanations are amazing


Many even biased sources can be amazing sources, you just have to remember to recall the bias. Is Wikipedia likely to bias a math article? Probably not. Would Fox News incorrectly report a giant spool rolling down the road? Probably not.

The nice thing about bias is it's a form of laziness, and as such can often be easily noticed, and subsequently dismissed.




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