Janice Wyman - October 19, 2012

No, I won’t rely on Wikipedia when I must have the truth. I have seen instances where incorrect info has been placed there and or info incorrectly changed. I will only use them for general information that I pretty well know already.

Linda Simmers - October 19, 2012

I never use Wikipedia because I do not trust the garbage that is written there.

James Cozad - October 19, 2012

No. I use Widipedia only on unimportant matters.

Jan - October 19, 2012

Yes, I use it. I don’t rely solely on it, but good research never does use only one source. I’m glad that Heritage is actively correcting and updating subjects found there. We need to have ordinary people more informed about the facts behind the issues that the mainstream media is stretching the truth about or outright misrepresenting. Thanks!

Barney Brenner - October 19, 2012

I use it frequently. It’s hard to find a topic they don’t cover. But political issues, on which I often know things the entry writer doesn’t, are often incomplete or less than perfectly accurate.

I’m glad Heritage is working to ensure improvement on both counts!

Barney Brenner
Tucson, AZ

Ruth - October 19, 2012

do not trust wikipedia as too many personal opinions without proven facts can be found

Dan Castleberry - October 19, 2012

Yes, I use it, but never consider it a validated source. Multiple sources are to be compared for accuracy, slant and relavence.

D. Watson - October 19, 2012

I use Wikipedia as a starting point as it is quite ofter the first Google response. If the issue is of general interest (How many ways can one expect Pangea to be spelled?) I might stop there but if it is critical (and where the author’s bias could be expected to influence the subject matter), I continue on.

Bill Olson - October 19, 2012

No, I never use it as the information is unreliable, since anyone can change it. I am not interested in someone’s private agenda!

Sally Klitzke - October 20, 2012

I agree with Janice Wyman completely.

Rick - October 20, 2012

It’s good to know tht Wikipedia is willing to work with you. I do not use Wikipedia for policy issues. I would rather rely on Heritage and other resources for policy, Christian and other issues.

Evelyn Reilly - October 20, 2012

Isn’t Wikipedia funded by George Soros? That alone scares me. I still check Wikipedia sometimes, but always on the lookout for liberal spin,

grant carter - October 20, 2012

No, Wikipedia is useful for general, non-political info like birthdays and pop culture, to an extent. But even historical events, definitions that could be used to denigrate our culture (e.g. McMansions, etc.) and any science topics remotely related to policy are all tainted by the leftists/statists that constantly monitor and change definitions and wordings to influence the innocent user. I applaud Heritage for tackling this project, but I also caution this: PLEASE make a list of the things you have corrected on Wikipedia and look at them often. Check back frequently to make sure they haven’t been deleted, because there is a known “Wiki war” out there, with leftists constantly changing info to suit their purposes. This was documented a few years ago on the topic of global warming. Thanks for all your efforts. I’m renewing my membership.

Charles Stone - October 20, 2012

The comment by Janice leads me to change the way I am using Wikipedia. No longer will it be other than a general information site to visit. Shame, more research time to be spent to verify what Wikipedia says.

John Hazeltine - October 20, 2012

Wikipedia is constantly evolving. It’s open ended architecture is being incrementally tempered by editing mechanisms. As a result, the reliability of content is improving.

Heritage is to be commended for watching closely the accuracy of issue-related content so that the truth is available to viewers.

I use Wikipedia constantly, always realizing that content may be compromised by people intent on bending the truth.

David Caldwell - October 20, 2012

I use it sometimes for historical info and data- birthdays, etc. I use Matt Spalding and other HF scholars for the “truths”.

Jim Young - October 20, 2012

I use many sources of information and match them. There are too many sources that want a reader to believe that it is truth that are really not the truth. There are so many lies and half truths that are stated as truth I have a tedious time knowing even what I might think as truth.

Geo Meredith - October 20, 2012

I use Wikipedia only for general information and then often will check other sources. For most political issues, I’ll use Heritage, Rush Limbaugh, and FR. Likewise, most economic issues (plus Hayek, Bastiat, Smith, etc). And the Founding Fathers, of course, for most every issue,

Richard Stone - October 20, 2012

No way would I rely on Wikipedia for facts on issues that matter i.e. political stuff, for general info such as why did Hitler insist on wearing pink underwear they’re ok

Helen V. Boro - October 20, 2012

No, I don’t trust the site for accurate info. But I’m glad you’re involved because a lot of people do use it.

Holly Chapo - October 20, 2012

Rarely. I prefer The Heritage Foundation and others of your ilk.

Paul - October 21, 2012

I won’t normally even bother referring to Wikipedia for matters that are “popular” (like policy issues). For other things it’s fine. But knowing that The Heritage Foundation is working to make insure Wikipedia accuracy will, in my mind, greatly increase Wikipedia’s credibility.

John K McCurry - October 21, 2012

I’ve found that Wiki to be very left-leaning. There’s always an excuse made for Leftie mis-steps.

William M Snedden - October 21, 2012

Yes, I frequently visit wikipedia as a reference and for background information on policies and other issues. In fact I just used it to learn more about the Uranium mining issue in Virginia. It is only one reference not the end word on all subjects!

Don Kincaid - October 22, 2012

Occasionally use wickipedia , as I would any encyclopedia.

Sally Gee - October 26, 2012

No! Don’t trust it.