Is anyone else addicted to Wikipedia?

[gris gris]

Who in the world came up with this website? OMG I'm a news/information junkie and I can spend hours reading about people and then clicking on the links within the stories. And where do they come up with all this info? I was reading about Vin Baker and they even had listed that he opened up a seafood restaurant. That just happened!! How do they keep it so up to date?

Ooh..and all the little secrets about Amazing Race & Survivor.......

 

[pearlieq]

I'm totally hooked. I get lost in there for hours--I go to look up one little thing and wind up covering off on plate tectonics, the Tudor dynasty, and citrus fruit!

I don't consider it a scholarly source, but it's pretty darn accurate.

It updates so quickly because it's edited on the fly. Almost anyone can access and update an article at any time.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

I'm with you. Wikipedia has more Star Trek knowledge than I could ever fit into my tiny little brain. Though I will try...beam me up Scotty!

TOV

 

[CourtasanSatine]

I went looking for something to settle a bet and end up spending hours plus there's sub Wikis for everything from Firefly to Whose Line

The bet: who Anderson Cooper's mother is

 

[Evil Queen]

Love this site. Use it often............and it's such a great help with researching for info for DS10.

 

[gris gris]

I went looking for something to settle a bet and end up spending hours plus there's sub Wikis for everything from Firefly to Whose Line

The bet: who Anderson Cooper's mother is

Gloria Vanderbuilt! I only know this because I just saw him on Oprah. But you just gave me an idea of another person to look up on Wikipedia! Going to check out Anderson....

 

[Beth76]

Ooh..and all the little secrets about Amazing Race & Survivor.......

What secrets?!?! I'm going to have to check this out!

 

[gris gris]

What secrets?!?! I'm going to have to check this out!

Be prepared to spend hours!! There's all sorts of stuff that we don't see on the episodes in the Trivia section. If you can't find it let me know and I'll link it

 

[Carl]

I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I do use it frequently. I'm not sure how much it can be trusted, since anyone can edit and add to it.

 

[gris gris]

I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I do use it frequently. I'm not sure how much it can be trusted, since anyone can edit and add to it.

What a bummer, I had no idea this was how all that info got there. So people can just make stuff up? Now it doesn't seem as exciting to me. Thanks a lot Carl

 

[dvcfamily41801]

Okay, this could be bad. Very very bad. I was just reading about the show 24. Had to keep looking away as I scrolled down since we are only in the beginning of season 5 LOL!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Just have to be careful of spoilers, especially in shows like 24 and Lost