Wikipedia. So...how accurate is it?

Gad, that I have to come near the very end of this thread to find something reflecting my point of view on this topic...

It's rather simple: the stronger the opinions on a topic (or the more irrational haters), the more the chances for inaccuracies, especially now that wikipedia has gotten so popular. The 'net is full of know-it-alls who find ways to disagree with even the world's foremost experts on anything (2+2=4? WTF?), and some of them will always want to try to "fix" anything that isn't consistent with their percieved knowledge, right or wrong. That, or they just wanna prank on their favorite targets. But all that usually comes from resentment over a person's or item's success or praise (better look up Tom Cruise or Eminem somewhere else). The aforementioned is also why no source can ever be definitive anymore. But I'd have no qualms about looking up info on any of the 50 states in the Union, or on mathematics, geometry, etc. Another example: you'd be fine reading about the workings of different audio compression technologies, but you'd probably wanna stop when you get to quality comparisons.

Jam it back in, in the dark.