Ask500

I trust Wikipedia, however not implicitly. For example I wouldn't suggest it's use on a research paper except possibly to get general information and maybe an idea for sources. In general though I think the information pretty reliable, at least on larger more thorough articles.

Insofar as I trust anything I find on the web. I find it is good for quick reference, and the content warnings and reference section give me a pretty good idea of how good the entry is.

Especially when the article provides references I can look at.

On many subjects, especially science related, the wikipedia is as accurate as one of the most revered hard-bound encyclopedias, the Brittanica.

http://www.news.com/2100-1038_3-5997332.html

For the things I look up (chemistry-related), I trust it. The things I've read have proven to be true. But it makes sense, because whoever has the ability to write SOMETHING about, say, the inner workings of an FTIR, likely knows who to cite about it.

Yes, more so than no.