Paper #1 Poor-quality information can be found all over the internet as well as the one source of information that many people rely on heavily, Wikipedia. The one situation where Wikipedia’s poor-quality information has led me to believe incorrect information was when I was researching details on a specific football player. I was in a debate with a friend of mine on whether Rex Grossman played at University of Florida or Florida State University. I was arguing in favor of Rex Grossman attending Florida State University and my friend was arguing that Rex Grossman was a University of Florida alumni. After nearly an hour of debating, I concluded the argument by turning to Wikipedia for the correct information.
Upon searching Rex Grossman’s name in Wikipedia I came to find out that he indeed attend Florida State University. When we concluded the argument my friend still felt as if he was still right and couldn’t it go. So as we were watching television he decided to search for the same information but went to a more credible source in ESPN. After my friend searched ESPN for the college that Rex Grossman attended, he actually proved to me that he did indeed attend University of Florida.
After being proven wrong and let down by the poor-quality information that Wikipedia has led me to believe, I learned that finding a credible source of information can be very important in a multitude of ways. Had this same situation been work related I could have been disciplined for not checking credible sources or even fired for this poor-quality information. This experience helped me educate myself on the importance of useful and believable information.