Why do people say not to use Wikipedia?

Answer 1

It is a good idea to use these for research. However, you shouldn't rely on either as the be-all-and-end-all of information, without searching other sites and maybe even cracking a book or two.

I think the reason someone may have told you it was a bad idea is that on either site, you may encounter opinion, rather than fact. I think, however, it would be better to say that you should not rely on any one source of information while conducting research. You should always seek corroborating information, no matter if you use books, websites, or whatever, before reaching a decision as to what is accurate.
It is not good because, people post things on that website that may not be true, like this website. Everything people post may not be true.

Answer 2

students shouldn't use wikipedia because it is not always right. people can change information to false information. if you want to use wikipedia don't take what they say for an answer look up your question on another web site.

Answer 3

For these reasons:

• Don't rely on just ONE source for research
• Don't rely on something that you don't know who wrote it(look at what your reading right now)
• Wikipedia even says "we don't expect you to trust us".
• Accurate contributors can be banned.
• There isn't aren't many contributors on Wikipedia.

Answer 4

Because anyone can edit wikipedia pages, and therefore, people can put in false information.

Answer 5

Because people can edit the content, therefore providing you with false information. you should check your facts once or twice if you're going to use Wikipedia.