User talk:Maddshadow

How does X work?
I don't nessesarily need to know how something works. I'm a student in collage, I've been useing wikipedia for a long time and I trust in it's contents. But when I go to quote information I've found on Wikipedia it's more than just frowned upon. They don't trust the content because anyone can change it. Is there something you can tell me or direct me to so that I may try and convence my instructors that Wikipedia is a crediable or reliable source for information? Teddy Hawk 15:17, 12 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia does not claim to be true, instead we strive to be verifiable. We don't say "THIS IS A FACT", instead (with our referencing system) we say "THIS IS A FACT according to THIS reference".


 * See Citing_Wikipedia.


 * For more help, you can either;


 * Leave a message on my own talk page;
 * Use a - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put , and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~ at the end;
 * Talk to us live, with this or this.


 * The last of those is particularly useful - please try it; pop in now and say hello.  Chzz  ►  15:20, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

One common criticism of Wikipedia is that because the articles are vandalised, they cannot be verifiable. People do vandalise articles but this vandalism is often quickly reverted (removed), there are in fact users that patrol pages for vandalism and remove it. As a result, a lot of vandalism is reverted soon after it is put on here. Chevymontecarlo. 15:28, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Welcome and introduction
Hi, Maddshadow. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck!  Chzz  ►  15:21, 12 April 2010 (UTC)