Quote Originally Posted by Norack View Post
In any school or reputable college if you use Wikipedia as a source the teacher calls you a freaking moron and a automatic F. I don't understand why ppl on the internet think they can use it as a reputable source.
There's nothing wrong with using wikipedia to find things, but you need to go to the cited sources, and then cite THOSE, if they seem reliable. I don't know any teachers that automatically failed you for using wikipedia (properly, that is). Wikipedia is a secondary source, not a primary source, and is fine to use as long as it's not cited as if it were one.

Just because the guy links you to a wikipedia article doesn't mean the information contained in it is false. We aren't writing essays here, so why would you demand that people consult their MLA handbook for proper use of sources and citing?