An editorial is a article written online about a certain subject. It can cover anything from Dog breeds to about a country. Normally your teachers assign you to do a paper on a subject related to what ever you are learning in class to get some back round knowledge. Most people who go straight to Wikipedia because thats the first site they see. Well when your searching for reliable sources do not go to the first site you see.
Normally your teachers tell you not to use Wikipedia because you can go in and change the information. Did you know anyone can create and account on there and have accesses to change anything they want and make it false. So when doing a paper for school you want factual information and not fake information people make up. Its easy to just scroll threw and read some information if you are on your own and need a general over view of something but when it comes to school Wikipedia is a no no.
Teachers normally do not let us use wikipedia as a source of information. Due to the fact that people can go in a change it. I personally dont like Wikipedia because from grade school till now we have bin warred to stay off when doing research. Teachers have drilled in our heads that Wikipedia is not a reliable souse of information. So I just avoid using it when it comes to school work.
After reading this article my thoughts have not changed on Wikipedia.I still feel that information on there is wrong unless people go in and lock that information so that its factual and true. I also feel this way because teachers have drilled in two many times to stay of it, So its became a bad habit to not believe whats one Wikipedia. I could understand why the article is saying that Wikipedia is more of just an online encyclopedia but just online.
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