I use wiki a ton to find answers to common things (that I can no longer remember!) such as TV series episodes and summaries, breaking news, pop culture, biographies, dates, geographical info, prescription drugs, diseases, lists of holidays, etc. I used it this morning to find info about a mezuzah. Sometimes I specifically search it but if not, it's usually one of the first items on the search results list, and Google often puts an excerpt from it in their results page sidebar.
The wiki editors are good about adding a disclaimer to pages with disputed content and their list of references is a nice starting point for further research if needed. As everyone has said, it's not the end all and be all of online research, but I appreciate it enough to make annual contributions to their fund-raising drives.
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