# Nature declared Wikipedia Accurate

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**Created:** [December 15, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-declared-wikipedia-accurate/335823 "2005-12-15T23:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-declared-wikipedia-accurate/335823/1 "2005-12-15T23:18:16Z")

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… or at least as accurate as Encyclopedia Brittanica. [Here’s the link](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Wikipedia-Accuracy.html) from the NY Times, which says:

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> Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that relies on volunteers to pen nearly 4 million articles, is about as accurate in covering scientific topics as Encyclopedia Britannica, the journal Nature wrote in an online article published Wednesday.  
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> Based on 42 articles reviewed by experts, the average scientific entry in Wikipedia contained four errors or omissions, while Britannica had three.
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> Of eight ‘‘serious errors’’ the reviewers found – including misinterpretations of important concepts – four came from each source, the journal reported.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-declared-wikipedia-accurate/335823/2 "2005-12-15T23:50:47Z")

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> **[Nature: Wikipedia close to Britannica in accuracy of its science articles](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349559)**
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> http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html

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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-declared-wikipedia-accurate/335823/3 "2005-12-16T00:48:44Z")

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Sorry, I didn’t mean to duplicate! :smack:

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-declared-wikipedia-accurate/335823/4 "2005-12-16T02:25:27Z")

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no biggie, it happens