Wikipedia is going to change their rules so people have to provide some kind of proof of their credentials, when mentioning them in Wikipedia. This follows the story of a 24 year old college drop-out who claimed to be a professor of theology, and was promoted to an arbitrator.
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I use and contribute to Wikipedia, but I am of the opinion that it's less good than what many people would have you believe.
The "NPOV" approach often leaves a door open for fringe groups to push their ideas, as if they were legitimate, or at least non-fringe. What Wikipedia can be used for, is getting a basic grasp, or quick definition, of a subject, and find references to other sources.
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