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Is AntWiki more reliable than Wikipedia?

Started By RushmoreAnts , Apr 28 2020 1:26 PM

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#1 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 28 2020 - 1:26 PM

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People are always making remarks about Wikipedia being an unreliable source, yet many of us seem to trust AntWiki. I was wondering how erroneous it is compared to Wiki.

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#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted April 28 2020 - 1:46 PM

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It's not the most reliable, but it specializes in ants and actually has somewhat decent info, making it infinitely superior to wikipedia.

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#3 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 28 2020 - 2:01 PM

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Antwiki has always been sketchy to me. They make a lot of mess-ups with pictures and stuff like that. They're an ok resource for keys though. But there are better ways to get information.

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#4 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted April 28 2020 - 2:25 PM

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People are always making remarks about Wikipedia being an unreliable source, yet many of us seem to trust AntWiki. I was wondering how erroneous it is compared to Wiki.

Short answer, yes, it is much more reliable.

Edited by AnthonyP163, April 28 2020 - 2:25 PM.

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#5 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted May 2 2020 - 1:04 PM

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I would say more reliable, yes. However, as with any source of information, nothing is 100% because of human error. But that being said. it is only modified by myrmecologists and isn't open to public modification like Wikipedia.

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#6 Offline gcsnelling - Posted May 2 2020 - 1:48 PM

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Antwiki has always been sketchy to me. They make a lot of mess-ups with pictures and stuff like that. They're an ok resource for keys though. But there are better ways to get information.

The simple fact is [censored] happens, the site is generally a very reliable source in spite of the occasional mistake. And when I have found mistakes they have been quick to fix them.

Edited by gcsnelling, May 2 2020 - 1:52 PM.