Will Wikipedia Ever Be Legitimate?

Wikipedia wants to be legitimate so badly I can almost taste it. They’re even abandoning some of their long-held, crowd-sourcing ideals with review policies. And yet, here we are, starting another year of school, with countless syllabi and rubrics going out to students prohibiting the use or citation of Wikipedia.

Why????

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