I agree with Middlebury College to ban the use of Wikipedia because Wikipedia can have information that is misleading. I was always taught in school never to use Wikipedia as a source so I just got used to not using Wikipedia as a source. When I have done research papers, I have always found other good websites to use as my sources. I do not think it is hard to find other sites with good information.
I think Wikipedia may be a good place to start researching to get a better idea about a topic. However, I do not think students should use the information in a paper. Wikipedia just gives a definition of the topic and does not analyze the topic with other people views and other sources. I think by understanding the topic by what Wikipedia says, a student can use better key words to find a better website to use as their source. I think teachers and faculty should spend some time discussing why Wikipedia is not the best source to use in papers. They should show students examples of bad and misleading Wikipedia articles.
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