2006-06-19 07:51:58 · 17 answers · asked by Jill W 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Only so far as your common sense can lead you. It's a good place to do preliminary research, to give you ideas and inspiration for a more in-depth search, but there's a lot of hooey out there, too. If you're doing research, try to stick to reputable sources -- most encyclopedias these days have online versions that you can access for a fee, and there are many large medical databases where you can research health issues. If the people who created a web page you're thinking of using as a reference don't list their credentials in some way, and don't list their own references for what they've written, then the information is second-hand at best, and mere opinion, supposition or outright lies at worst. When they do list their references, copy it down, then go find the physical book they're talking about and make sure the information they're quoting is actually in there. Locate bona fide experts in the field to answer your questions as well, and compare it with what you've found in your own research. Only then can you be certain that you've got the best legitimate information on your topic.
2006-06-19 07:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by theyuks 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends who wrote it and what the site is. It can never be absolutely completely trusted, but that's the same with all information you don't see with your own eyes. Some sites need to keep a good reputation by only writing fact, so they will stick to facts whenever they can.
2006-06-19 08:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Levit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
distinctive the medical web pages I actually were on searching issues up were lifeless on with remarkable information. and distinctive the web pages are completely bogus. that's a 50 50 probability the internet web site is precise.when I blew out my knee very last 12 months i replaced into on a internet web site said as the kneeguru, and there actually replaced right into a Dr. that e mailed me and the archives I were given replaced into remarkable and instantly up.
2016-10-14 07:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are many reliable and reputable sites on the Internet.
Others are full of beans. I'd take anything learned on this site, Yahoo! Answers, with a grain of salt.
2006-06-19 07:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's from a trusted site then yes. Although no matter what it can sometimes be trusted.
2006-06-19 07:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by POWER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always cross-validate any information, look it up on other pages to check one against the other.
"Healthy skeptism" (once got a job on those 2 words!!!!)
2006-06-19 20:14:53 · answer #6 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some can only if it
.gov
.org
.edu
.sch
all the others the others can tell true but no all can be trusted bt da 1's at the top.
2006-06-19 09:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Random 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Not even this information.
2006-06-19 07:55:34 · answer #8 · answered by crjensen77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think so its the people you cant trust some of them anyway
2006-06-19 07:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by fspade05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
75 percent of the information is correct whilst the other 85 percent is totally inaccurate and unreliable...............
2006-06-19 07:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋