what kinds of information can be
published on Wikipedia
this is john john wants to write a lucha
pedia article about the beginning of the
universe he knows that the popular
encyclopedia is the work of thousands of
volunteer authors everyone can
contribute but what does that mean for
khan's articles many people have many
opinions political and religious topics
often lead to conflict to make sure that
wikipedias content is trustworthy all
articles are written from a neutral
point of view because John knows how
many discussions there are about this
topic he lists various series about it
to guarantee neutrality he doesn't
indicate which one he believes and which
ones he rejects John stays neutral so
that each reader can form their own
opinion to uphold the credibility of
Wikipedia and his articles John shows
everyone exactly where his knowledge
comes from so if he writes that his
neighbor anna has been on the moon he
needs to prove that with a good source
good sources include respective
technical books academic publications or
well researched press articles online
sources can be used as well of course
but especially in that case the source
must be trustworthy for that reason John
doesn't rely on Anna's personal blog
where she presumably doesn't report on
events from a neutral point of view also
John doesn't cite any other Wikipedia
articles in his own Wikipedia article
because well it's a vicious circle also
john Lynch to his sources for everyone
who wants to read more about the topic
also that way every reader can decide
for themselves how reliable the source
is by the way texts that are widely
established such as that the earth is
round okay and Oblates spheroid don't
require site poisons from John
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