I’ve no idea about the rights and wrongs of that particular case, but while I ADORE Wikipedia, because it gets you the gist of thousands of topics quickly, I’d never use it as the source material for a book.

If you’re wondering why not, here’s the reason: it’s crowd-sourced. Anyone and everyone can create and edit Wikipedia pages, with the result being that there’s no one to call to account for bad information. And if when I cite a source, I can’t say “so and so says” (after having verified that so and so is a reliable source), I won’t use that source.

Would YOU use Wikipedia as the source material for a book? Let me know your thoughts.