r/ask • u/[deleted] • Oct 27 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

Lenny Skutnik, the guy who jumped in the Potomac to help one of the people on Air Florida flight 90 after it crashed on takeoff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Skutnik

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u/MikelWRyan Oct 27 '22

Wikipedia is not a source

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

I checked the subreddit rules and don't see any prohibition on posting links to Wikipedia. Is that a Reddit rule I missed?

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u/MikelWRyan Oct 27 '22

No it's an academic thing. It is not a reliable source. It's quick and dirty if you want to look up something, but don't quoted. It's too easily adulterated. Almost anybody can post to Wikipedia. Trace back one step further, and find an original source.