When using popular search engines, such as Google, to ask a simple question there are millions of sites that offer information. The problem is knowing which website is reliable and gives accurate information. There are many unreliable resources available on the internet that give inaccurate information to the general public. These inaccuracies are why choosing sources for valid information is an issue when using the internet. Sites such as Wikipedia.com, Yahoo Answers, Ask.com, and Youtube.com are examples of sites that use crowdsourcing as then main function of their website. Generally, these sites are greatly trusted throughout the internet community, but the reliability of these websites is not what the perceived standard is.
The reliability of the website Wikipedia.com, an online encyclopedia, has been questioned by many. The site that allows anyone with an account to edit a webpage, has been criticized many time for its inaccuracies and the credibility of the encyclopedia has been questioned many times. Wikipedia.com is not a reliable source because any person that has no expertise or valid knowledge on a subject can pass off incorrect information as accurate, especially since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia .
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