[MarineBrat]

The word that caused contention was “fact.” The editors at Wiki are hobbyists. Anyone can edit or create an entry, including people who desire to disseminate false information about a subject.

From their disclamer page...

The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.

[TChris]

The word that caused contention was “fact.” The editors at Wiki are hobbyists. Anyone can edit or create an entry, including people who desire to disseminate false information about a subject.

Essentially the same could be said of any publisher of any kind. Even "non-hobbyist", paper-media writers and publishers frequently err and/or publish false information for a variety of reasons. Scientific papers are not inherently more accurate either.

Printing something in black ink on white paper doesn't give it any more nor less inherent credibility than publishing it on the Internet.