Which is a better source of answers, Yahoo! Answers or wikipedia? Why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
2006-06-15 13:58:53 · 19 answers · asked by James E 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Seems the answers are falling into five groups
1. Those who didn't bother to read the question. (For this question google was not one of the options.)
2. Neither is very good. (At least as formal source)
3. Yahoo! is better. (Not a surprising answer.)
4. Wikipedia is better. (Again not a surprising answer.)
5. Yahoo! is better for some questions and wikipedia is better for others.
Sadly, very few people answered the why part of the question.
2006-06-16 13:53:35 · update #1
Everyone loves Yahoo Answers!
2006-06-15 14:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Hottie 911 open 24/7 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia
2006-06-15 21:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by robbet03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo Answers
2006-06-15 21:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Busy Lady 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia is a notoriously unreliable source, and so is Yahoo! Answers. If I were writing a paper I would be laughed at by my professors if I turned something in citing either. It's not that Yahoo or Wiki are horrible, it's just that the Internet is not reliable as books and publications are because any layperson with questionable credibility can post answers.
2006-06-15 21:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Wikipedia for research and yahoo answers for personal questions.
2006-06-15 21:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by snuggle_me_pink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what the question is. most of the time wikipedia gives you very detailed info, but if you need some one experienced to answer you about relationships or something like that, yahoo answers is the way to go!
2006-06-15 21:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo! answers
2006-06-15 21:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by lilwolfy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yahoo answers. many ppl here go to wikipedia once they find a question. like the "wots an ion" question i went to wikipedia to find out then told the person on yahoo answers. i all ready knew the answer but i went there to be more specific. also yahoo answer gives you answers to opinion questions
2006-06-15 21:02:06 · answer #8 · answered by sunkistOJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to aggree with the second person that answered... Its the type of question that you are asking... If the answer is a tecnocal answer that you are looking for then its the web cite that you sited... If its an opinionated or experince based question then here if you only count the real answers.
2006-06-15 21:02:16 · answer #9 · answered by Big John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
winkpedia is an encyclopedia Yahoo Answers is more,direct and i think it depends on what youre looking for,if you want to find more facts as in more scientific you can use winkpedia.but if you want fast answers use yahoo answers.
2006-06-15 21:03:05 · answer #10 · answered by ◄ZΨΦИ► 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋