Citing reputable sources is necessary but not sufficient. In practice, wikipedia seems to care about the appearance of citation more than citation itself (a n

Citing reputable sources is necessary but not sufficient. In practice, wikipedia seems to care about the appearance of citation more than citation itself (a number of studies have shown that using [bracketed footnote numbers] boosts the perceived credibility of preceding claims. [1][2]) On wikipedia, citing claims is a cargo cult. As for fixing errors on wikipedia myself? I gave up on that years ago when I tried to fix a few mispellings and had my changes reverted by bots within a minute. [1] https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_043440.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_0... [2] https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/environment/nutrient-management/pubs/properties-of-manure.pdf https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/environment/nutrient-manag...