On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 16:40 -0700, Cheney Shill wrote:
Much like the consensus of colleges and professors, I'd say that I wouldn't trust a Wikipedia article as a reference. Let me know if that needs clarification.
I would certainly hope so, as no college-level work should be using tertiary sources, whether Wikipedia, another encyclopedia (such as Britannica), a textbook, or some other work, for cited information. As background, and for help in directing one's research, it's fine, but primary sources should be the primary (no pun intended) supply of information, with secondary sources used as needed.
Of course, there's plenty of room for improvement in Wikipedia's quality, but, regardless of what some of the general public seems to think, Wikipedia is not the be-all-and-end-all of information, nor is it intended to be.