Carmabelle7912

random interests

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.

...This user would like to be able to speak more languages.

This user is a social democrat.

This user supports the United Nations.

FCThis user does not talk about Fight Club.

This user knows that 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.

This user loves rainy days.

This user is interested in environmentalism.

STSThis user is a Strathie.

General Wikipedia Views

I consider Wikipedia to be one of the single greatest resources of our current time. Though many people may disagree with me, as a site designed to offer a general overview of various topics I feel that it completely fulfills its mandate. Many times Wikipedia has promoted my increased interest in many topics, many of which I did not previously know exsisted- an example could be thought experiments or the Hawthorne effect.

Many schools, mine included, discourage the use of Wikipedia, but I find it a noble internet institution. It is always easy to introduce information I discovered on Wikipedia into a discussion at school, which I find gives me a general appearance of intelligence which was brought upon by a quick 5 minute search. I will quote a fellow user, billscottbob, whom I feel sums up how to use Wikipedia perfectly:

Wikipedia is an amazing site, especially for off-the-wall and rapidly changing topics but must be used with caution, as you would with any other source.

I will conclude by saying that I feel that Wikipedia is the most complete and most easily accessible online encyclopedia to be found.