] As a high school librarian, part of my job is to help my
] students develop critical thinking skills," Stagnitta
] wrote. "One of these skills is to evaluate the authority
] of any information source. The Wikipedia is not an
] authoritative source. It even states this in their
] disclaimer on their Web site."
]
] Wikipedia, she explains, takes the idea of open
] source one step too far for most of us.
]
] I was amazed at how little I knew about
] Wikipedia. If you know of other supposedly authoritative
] Web sites that are untrustworthy, send a note to
] technology@syracuse.com and let me know about them.
]
] The best thing about the Web is also the worst
] thing: Information is all over the place. You need to be
] careful about trusting what you read.