The 2007-09 era was pretty much where the whole distrust about Wikipedia came from. I remember my CS professor pulling up a similar chart and explaining how it was ok for us to now use and trust Wikipedia so long as we just double check the wording and sources.
Also explained how the old days of Wikipedia were like the Wild West and the ability to edit so easily in those early days lead to mass abuse of the system and a massive academic mistrust.
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The 2007-09 era was pretty much where the whole distrust about Wikipedia came from. I remember my CS professor pulling up a similar chart and explaining how it was ok for us to now use and trust Wikipedia so long as we just double check the wording and sources.
Also explained how the old days of Wikipedia were like the Wild West and the ability to edit so easily in those early days lead to mass abuse of the system and a massive academic mistrust.