Why not wikis?

Every time you are assigned a school research project or even if you're just looking for some quick info on a person place or thing, the most efficient technological resources is the internet. Vast databases of knowledge are just a mouse click away. Infinite amounts of information are so easily found on the World Wide Web, but unfortunately not all sources are very accurate. This factor is affecting the validity of the site Wikipedia.org and other online encyclopedias. It's an online encyclopedia that can information can be added and edited by pretty much anyone. But because of the sites particular feature educators are debating on whether to let students to use "wikis" as a satisfactory source for information. On the one hand the site is composed of knowledge from the "wisdom of the crowds" giving the researcher to gain knowledge from every type of authority on the topic. For example you can be researching Pearl Harbor and the events that happened there. You could have posts from actual Pearl Harbor veterans who were eye witnesses to the events or you could have history professors telling of their knowledge of the events. Then there are those individuals who are out to ruin the fun for everyone and post false information to trick or throw off researchers. This is one of the many problems with the Wikipedia site the concerns educators. Even though the site is reviewed by the masses and false information is quickly removed information is changed daily. Something you may have gathered from the site may not be the same 2 weeks later. It is not a perfect source of accurate information but if you do find something useful in the site and you check more than one source (which should be one anyways) you should be able to use online encyclopedias for schoolwork. People spent time to upload useful information for others to use. But it seems that educators have too many problems with the flaws of the wiki databases. I don't see the approval of the wiki's to be legitimate authorities on information being passed in the near future unless we accept the pros and cons to online research.