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Before reading the article on Wikipedia I never thought the website would be helpful.  Throughout high school and college all I hear my professors saying is "don't use Wikipedia as a resource."  It always seemed like everyone was against the website, so i just assumed i needed to be against it as well. 

After reading the article on how Wikipedia can be helpful I think it can be used as a successful source.  Even if I don't directly quote the site, it can start as a basis to finding other sources that may be more helpful to my research and me.  I think it can be most helpful when I am researching something I know nothing bout.  It seems to have a clear outline of the most important parts of a subject.  

I can understand where professors are coming from when they say "don't use this website as a source."  I realize now that in a way they may be right, but Wikipedia can be much more helpful in the research aspect of a project. 

In Purdy's section on reviewing, conversing, revising and sharing I learned that information on Wikipedia is useful because it has been compared.  No article is absolute; all good information is compared to other resources in order to obtain the best information.  I think this also helps the authors stay on point with what they are talking about.  It gives them a chance to compare what topics are most important and what interests the type of people that are going to be looking at their article.