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Oops, you're in the wrong part of the library again — you're in Reference — Ephemerals are in the basement.
You really gotta learn where to shelve it …
Examiner isn't a reference source. Wikipedia isn't a reference source.
Examiner allows content about living people. Wikipedia allows content about living people.
Examiner hosts content about people that can't be altered once it's written, without possibly obtaining the permission of the author. Wikipedia allows content about living people that can be altered by anyone.
Examiner isn't popular among the common Joes. Wikipedia is popular among the common Joes.
Examiner can potentially spread libel against real people. Wikipedia can potentially spread libel against real people at a greater magnitude.
Examiner isn't relevant to common Joe due to lower ranks on searches. Wikipedia is relevant to common Joe due to higher ranks on searches, and the content gets copied by scrapers.
Common Joe uses wikipedia as a source, so he believes what's written there. Well, too bad, of course. If he donates without even looking around to know the system better, then double bad!
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