Wikipedia: Friend or Foe?

The in class activity affected my belief in wikipedia.  I use the site a great deal as a place to get basic information.  It can be used as an educational tool, but it's value as a cited source is not that good.  For my future students, I would instruct them that they can use wikipedia, but not to cite it in their papers.  Use it as a starting point or a stepping stone to find valuable sources.