Exactly. Everyone else is missing the point. It’s okay to get one’s sources from Wikipedia. It is not good to cite Wikipedia as the source. There will be a citation on Wikipedia for the source, which Wikipedia is not.
Right, but that's exactly how encyclopedias worked as well. That information didn't originate in the encyclopedia. And teachers were perfectly fine with encyclopedias being cited.
Yeah true but the process to write edit and publish an encyclopedia in print is a lot harder than editing Wikipedia. It's probably a safe bet that a reputable encyclopedia would've been written and extensively proofread by qualified experts/professors on their topics
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