I'm surprised Johnathan is the only person thus far to admit (more specifically) he's used it as a source in a research paper. I think, although the chance of misinformation exists, Wikipedia is darn close to being a very reliable source. Maybe I haven't been sharp enough to catch it or perhaps just lucky enough to avoid all the false information on the site, but I have yet to have my confidence in Wikipedia shaken. And Johnathan, I'm with you. I use Wikipedia in papers frequently.