No Wikipedia For Fishing?

[Silas]

Silas,

You might be surprised at the checks and balances in Wikipedia. No, it's not 100% accurate, but it's pretty good.

I contribute to Wikipedia and know something of the process. There are doctors and lawyers who donate their time to their areas, too.

Josh

I understand and appreciate your contribution.

I just do not have the time or inclination to separate the wheat from the chaff.

And I am way past " pretty good" for an answer.

"House wine is "pretty good" too, but as for me, I prefer something better.

[tomustang]

Wikipedia is not a good source for information.  Sure it can be accurate but it doesn't have to be as it is created by anyone who wants to put a page up.  There is a reason it is not permitted to be used as a source for any type of research paper or study.

That's part of it, the bigger reason is it's way easier to find your answers for work. Takes the fun out of researching.

 

[tomustang]

Yes it would be nice to have a wikia specifically for bass fishing, would include tackle specs, model runs of different generations, how you can spot differences of gear, who makes what, parent companies, weights etc

[flyfisher]

That's part of it, the bigger reason is it's way easier to find your answers for work. Takes the fun out of researching.

 

I have used wikipedia and if sources were cited, I would go straight to those but even then, i saw a lot of liberties in the interpretation of the information, enough so that i stopped even doing that.