Proceed with caution: using Wikipedia as a reference.

WIkIPeDIA IS AN ONLINe eNCYCLOPeDIA THAT IS WRITTeN, updated, rewritten, and edited collaboratively by registered site users around the world known as “Wikipedians.” The concept of a freely accessible online “work in progress” is known as a “wiki.”1 The main philosophy behind Wikipedia is that the aggregated views of the masses, in this case Internet users, are as credible and valid as those of experts. Unlike in academia, individual(s) do not “own” or assume intellectual property of the ideas and text in Wikipedia. Although it is possible to view the user profile of individual contributors, one of the prime features of the wiki concept is that the information is communally owned and shared. Another key value behind the dynamic nature of Wikipedia is sustaining the currency of information. Peerreviewed sources can become obsolete over time as research reveals new findings or paradigms shift, but Wikipedia can be quickly and easily updated.