In my opinion definitely a foe. I have never used Wikipedia and don't ever plan to. The problem with Wikipedia is that anyone can change anything. There is no way to know if the information you are getting is true unless you cross check and to me that is just a waste of time. I feel you should go to a reliable source the first time around to save yourself the extra work.
I am glad to see that someone has come up with a device that can track who changes what on Wikipedia. Virgil Griffith, a graduate of Cal Tech, has developed a device that tracks the IP addresses of the people making changes to Wikipedia. The results might surprise you. Companies such as Diebold and Walmart have made changes to entries that showed them in a negative light. Many politicians have altered information and so has the CIA.
So how do you avoid getting false information and looking like an idiot when you do a report or presentation with that false info? DON'T USE WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!! I REPEAT! DON'T USE WIKIPEDIA. Just my opinion, take it or leave it.
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