I was just reading about a Connecticut Justice has been revealed to have cited Wikipedia in an 84 page opinion piece about legalizing same-sex marriages. He used Wikipedia to identify the number of openly gay members of congress and now it is causing a stir. Should Wikipedia be allowed to be used in our legal system? Should Wikipedia be allowed to be used in our education system? The fact that this Justice has the foresight to support same-sex marriages indicates that his/her opinion on the collaboration occurring online in Wikipedia is that it is not as haphazard and unreliable as some would have you believe.
When will people stop gasping at the fact that Wikipedia is commonly used as a source and instead focus their energies into making sure that it stands up to whatever expectations they have of such a system? Through their collaboration the system improves. Nothing is achieved through turning up your nose.
(Link to article: http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25746)
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