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Originally Posted by Guest
I don't think it's easy to edit Wikipedia. If it was easy wouldn't changes be made all day long by bored teenagers? This is from their site.
Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia
"By citing sources for Wikipedia content, you enable users to verify that the information given is supported by reliable sources, thus improving the credibility of Wikipedia while showing that the content is not original research. You also help users find additional information on the subject; and you avoid plagiarising the source of your words or ideas by giving attribution.
In particular, sources are required for material that is challenged or likely to be challenged – if reliable sources cannot be found for challenged material, it is likely to be removed from the article. Sources are also required when quoting someone, with or without quotation marks, or closely paraphrasing a source. However, the citing of sources is not limited to those situations – editors are always encouraged to add or improve citations for any information contained in an article.
Citations are especially desirable for statements about living persons, particularly when the statements are contentious or potentially defamatory. In accordance with the biography of living persons policy, unsourced information of this type is likely to be removed on sight."
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Its very easy to change as I've messed with Wikipedia before to see how it works. You don't have to have reliable sources, just be able to cite a source which can be any BS website that is unreliable to begin with.