Yes - if people can't figure out that it is WIKI and what that means by themselves, I don't care.

Wiki is a good place to start looking for information generally, if nothing else.

YES. Wikipedia provides cited sources for each article and may provide a start for further research.
NO. Censorship by registered users of Wikipedia may alter data as we have learned from our "history books".

My answer: Nay. Why? I think "encyclopedias" are larger versions of dictionaries, providing basic background information but doesn't offer interpretations found by other writers.

Nope, if you did that you would have to ban most of the sources people bring here anyway. Wiki is far more credible than most people would like you to believe, sure it's not perfect but it's a start. It's certainly a lot better than most youtube videos, beforeitsnews, any website with the word protocol in it and that type of thing.