Poll of the Day > Which website is more important to you: YouTube or Wikipedia

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Damn_Underscore 06/03/24 3:59:35 PM #1:	Which is more important to you? - Results (119 votes) YouTube 60.5% (72 votes) 72 Wikipedia 39.5% (47 votes) 47 Arguably the two most important and useful websites on the entire internet --- On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? I bet you say that to all the boys... <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:980683977] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote> Which is more important to you? - Results (119 votes) YouTube 60.5% (72 votes) 72 Wikipedia 39.5% (47 votes) 47 Show Voting Form Arguably the two most important and useful websites on the entire internet </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 06/03/24 4:19:00 PM #2:	I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:980684189] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToadstoolPeach 06/03/24 4:37:24 PM #3:	YouTube has its problems, but I enjoy the platform. Don't really care about Wikipedia honestly. <cite>ToadstoolPeach posted [p:980684429] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube has its problems, but I enjoy the platform. Don't really care about Wikipedia honestly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fettster777 06/03/24 4:48:34 PM #4:	Wikipedia is more useful. <cite>fettster777 posted [p:980684547] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia is more useful. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rjsilverthorn 06/03/24 5:30:42 PM #5:	I go to Wikipedia a lot, but I struggle to think of any time I've used it for something meaningful. Most of the time I go there I'm reading the summary of a movie plot or something. While I do a lot of meaningless stuff with YouTube, I do also use it for useful things. I just watched a video the other day to figure out how to replace the battery in my thermostat because there was literally zero indication on how to access the batteries on the device itself. <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:980685016] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I go to Wikipedia a lot, but I struggle to think of any time I've used it for something meaningful. Most of the time I go there I'm reading the summary of a movie plot or something. While I do a lot of meaningless stuff with YouTube, I do also use it for useful things. I just watched a video the other day to figure out how to replace the battery in my thermostat because there was literally zero indication on how to access the batteries on the device itself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheFalseDeity 06/03/24 5:37:56 PM #6:	I use YouTube daily. I do not think i even average monthly for Wikipedia. So YouTube by far. --- http://psnprofiles.com/TheFalseDeity Currently playing - Scarlet Nexus <cite>TheFalseDeity posted [p:980685112] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I use YouTube daily. I do not think i even average monthly for Wikipedia. So YouTube by far. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 06/03/24 6:00:50 PM #7:	personally i'd go with youtube i guess, but wikipedia is probably one of the most important things to come from the internet. i'd much rather see youtube get replaced or dropped first if i had to choose. --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:980685408] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>personally i'd go with youtube i guess, but wikipedia is probably one of the most important things to come from the internet. i'd much rather see youtube get replaced or dropped first if i had to choose. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FrozenBananas 06/03/24 6:15:54 PM #8:	Id like to say Wikipedia (and it probably is) but I certainly have more fun on YouTube --- Big yellow joint big yellow joint I'll meet you down at the big yellow joint <cite>FrozenBananas posted [p:980685574] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Id like to say Wikipedia (and it probably is) but I certainly have more fun on YouTube </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dedbus 06/03/24 6:38:07 PM #9:	G.) X . . --- hampster <cite>dedbus posted [p:980685889] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote> G.) X..---hampster</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
funkyfritter 06/03/24 7:06:59 PM #10:	Definitely Wikipedia. If youtube vanished, another video hosting site would take its place quickly. If wikipedia vanished, whatever took its place would almost certainly be profit-driven and terrible. --- And with that...pow! I'm gone! <cite>funkyfritter posted [p:980686320] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Definitely Wikipedia. If youtube vanished, another video hosting site would take its place quickly. If wikipedia vanished, whatever took its place would almost certainly be profit-driven and terrible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yellow 06/03/24 7:47:58 PM #11:	Nade_Duck posted... wikipedia is probably one of the most important things to come from the internet --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C_Wrt6pNSw <cite>Yellow posted [p:980686913] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Nade_Duck posted... </cite><quote>wikipedia is probably one of the most important things to come from the internet</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Melody_JR 06/03/24 10:01:10 PM #12:	Wikipedia. I rarely use YouTube anymore. --- She/her <cite>Melody_JR posted [p:980688740] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia. I rarely use YouTube anymore. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Thunder 06/03/24 10:16:25 PM #13:	Youtube covers like, 99% of my non-gaming entertainment needs, as well as much of my tutorial needs so I'd miss it. I don't use Wikipedia much in comparison. --- Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv4cNOBY2eCInbxg6B-KRks6vKMfmFvtp Genshin Showcase: https://enka.network/u/608173646/ <cite>Blue_Thunder posted [p:980688920] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Youtube covers like, 99% of my non-gaming entertainment needs, as well as much of my tutorial needs so I'd miss it. I don't use Wikipedia much in comparison. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snargle 06/03/24 11:24:34 PM #14:	FrozenBananas posted... Id like to say Wikipedia (and it probably is) but I certainly have more fun on YouTube <cite>Snargle posted [p:980689722] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>FrozenBananas posted... </cite><quote>Id like to say Wikipedia (and it probably is) but I certainly have more fun on YouTube</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CassandraCroft 06/03/24 11:50:21 PM #15:	Sorry can't choose as I use both sites equally as much but if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to choose I would probably say goodbye to wikipedia. --- Hi <cite>CassandraCroft posted [p:980689968] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Sorry can't choose as I use both sites equally as much but if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to choose I would probably say goodbye to wikipedia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 06/04/24 12:45:13 AM #16:	I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." -Zidane Tribal of Final Fantasy IX <cite>fishy071 posted [p:980690455] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 06/04/24 5:33:45 AM #17:	YouTube. I like using Wikipedia (pretty much daily), but I like YouTube more. And use it more, as well --- Currently Playing - Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5) Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm the LinkPizza you'll see around <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:980691790] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube. I like using Wikipedia (pretty much daily), but I like YouTube more. And use it more, as well </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 06/04/24 5:34:12 AM #18:	fishy071 posted... I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable. I think its because anyone can update it --- Currently Playing - Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5) Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm the LinkPizza you'll see around <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:980691794] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>fishy071 posted...</cite><quote>I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable.</quote>I think its because anyone can update it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 06/04/24 9:59:15 AM #19:	funkyfritter posted... Definitely Wikipedia. If youtube vanished, another video hosting site would take its place quickly. If wikipedia vanished, whatever took its place would almost certainly be profit-driven and terrible. This feels like cheating, but definitely influenced my thought process. There are already alternatives to Youtube where pretty much all current content would be reuploaded shortly after Youtube shut down. Some content would be lost, certainly, and the content creation ecosystem would change a lot because I'm assuming those alternatives don't have Google money backing them up to compensate creators (though there's a very high chance Google would just buy the most successful one anyway, like they did when Youtube beat Google Video), but something like Youtube will always exist. Wikipedia, though? There are no viable alternatives for that kind of general knowledge/reference, and I'd be extremely surprised if any attempts to recreate it weren't heavily capitalized on. Wikipedia is arguably the greatest thing to come out of the Internet as far as the free exchange of knowledge goes. Losing that would be pretty devastating. fishy071 posted... I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable. It's fine for general reference purposes, provided you're not looking at anything controversial enough to be embroiled in an edit war between conflicting opinions. Just follow up with the cited sources periodically to make sure they're credible and you'll generally be fine. Most of the "Wikipedia isn't reliable enough to use as a source!" you got in school was less a matter of it not having correct information on the subjects you were studying and more a matter of school trying to teach you research skills and not wanting you to use Wikipedia to skip learning them. Wikipedia's a fine source for everyday and early post-secondary levels of knowledge, but if you're going to go any further in academia, you need to be able to do your own research properly. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:980693451] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>funkyfritter posted... </cite><quote>Definitely Wikipedia. If youtube vanished, another video hosting site would take its place quickly. If wikipedia vanished, whatever took its place would almost certainly be profit-driven and terrible.</quote>This feels like cheating, but definitely influenced my thought process. There are already alternatives to Youtube where pretty much all current content would be reuploaded shortly after Youtube shut down. Some content would be lost, certainly, and the content creation ecosystem would change a lot because I'm assuming those alternatives don't have Google money backing them up to compensate creators (though there's a very high chance Google would just buy the most successful one anyway, like they did when Youtube beat Google Video), but something like Youtube will always exist.Wikipedia, though? There are no viable alternatives for that kind of general knowledge/reference, and I'd be extremely surprised if any attempts to recreate it weren't heavily capitalized on. Wikipedia is arguably the greatest thing to come out of the Internet as far as the free exchange of knowledge goes. Losing that would be pretty devastating.fishy071 posted... </cite><quote>I think I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia seems more useful. However, I've heard that the information is not very reliable.</quote>It's fine for general reference purposes, provided you're not looking at anything controversial enough to be embroiled in an edit war between conflicting opinions. Just follow up with the cited sources periodically to make sure they're credible and you'll generally be fine. Most of the "Wikipedia isn't reliable enough to use as a source!" you got in school was less a matter of it not having correct information on the subjects you were studying and more a matter of school trying to teach you research skills and not wanting you to use Wikipedia to skip learning them. Wikipedia's a fine source for everyday and early post-secondary levels of knowledge, but if you're going to go any further in academia, you need to be able to do your own research properly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 06/04/24 11:38:04 AM #20:	I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia is vastly more important. There are so many alternatives to YouTube today, but nothing could replace Wikipedia. --- My bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152760030 Comics: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/dikitain <cite>Dikitain posted [p:980694527] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I use YouTube more, but Wikipedia is vastly more important. There are so many alternatives to YouTube today, but nothing could replace Wikipedia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Roachmeat 06/04/24 12:33:27 PM #21:	adjl posted... I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia. This, because without Wikipedia we're back to buying full volumes from AA to Z. <cite>Roachmeat posted [p:980695293] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia.</quote>This, because without Wikipedia we're back to buying full volumes from AA to Z.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMelodramatic 06/04/24 3:39:13 PM #22:	Almost never use YouTube. Wikipedia is great --- Forever Momo; Always EPic <cite>MrMelodramatic posted [p:980697945] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Almost never use YouTube. Wikipedia is great </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AltOmega2 06/05/24 1:31:22 AM #23:	I feel like this is an interesting philosophical question but I lack the intelligence to articulate why. --- yeah, I'm thinking I'm back <cite>AltOmega2 posted [p:980704904] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I feel like this is an interesting philosophical question but I lack the intelligence to articulate why. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GGuirao13 06/05/24 2:28:16 AM #24:	Easily YouTube. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>GGuirao13 posted [p:980705183] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Easily YouTube. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/05/24 8:19:35 AM #25:	Youtube. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:980706780] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Youtube. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KJ_StErOiDs 06/05/24 9:25:03 AM #26:	YouTube probably, simply judging on the fact that I use it more. --- "Shhh! Ben, don't ruin the ending!" --Adrian Ripburger, Full Throttle <cite>KJ_StErOiDs posted [p:980707276] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube probably, simply judging on the fact that I use it more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 06/05/24 9:58:51 AM #27:	AltOmega2 posted... I feel like this is an interesting philosophical question but I lack the intelligence to articulate why. It mostly boils down to the difference between everyday personal value and more abstract value on a broader scale. Most of us get more out of Youtube than Wikipedia in any given day. Our personal lives would therefore be more affected by losing Youtube than Wikipedia. On a societal and global scale, though, there's a genuine case to be made that Wikipedia is one of the most important websites ever, given what it's done for the exchange and accessibility of knowledge. The framing of "which is more important to you?" makes it a bit trickier to consider because it puts the focus on that personal value, but I'm still inclined to think of it in terms of "which would be worse to lose?" and considering that broader scale. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:980707578] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>AltOmega2 posted... </cite><quote>I feel like this is an interesting philosophical question but I lack the intelligence to articulate why.</quote>It mostly boils down to the difference between everyday personal value and more abstract value on a broader scale. Most of us get more out of Youtube than Wikipedia in any given day. Our personal lives would therefore be more affected by losing Youtube than Wikipedia. On a societal and global scale, though, there's a genuine case to be made that Wikipedia is one of the most important websites ever, given what it's done for the exchange and accessibility of knowledge.The framing of "which is more important to you?" makes it a bit trickier to consider because it puts the focus on that personal value, but I'm still inclined to think of it in terms of "which would be worse to lose?" and considering that broader scale. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 06/05/24 2:19:46 PM #28:	YouTube. I can't read. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:980710773] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube. I can't read. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PikachuMaxwell 06/05/24 6:09:08 PM #29:	YouTube. There's always alternative sources to Wikipedia.... --- PSN: killersalmon / Epic: aliensalmon1986 Nintendo Network Name: JohnJohn <cite>PikachuMaxwell posted [p:980713549] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube. There's always alternative sources to Wikipedia.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Newave 06/06/24 5:33:21 AM #30:	I have wikipedia blocked, WAAAAY too much misinformation and I just don't want to waste my time, literally any other source of information is vastly superior --- Kill the legs first, that's an ironclad battle tactic! <cite>Newave posted [p:980719842] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>I have wikipedia blocked, WAAAAY too much misinformation and I just don't want to waste my time, literally any other source of information is vastly superior </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
josh 06/06/24 5:48:40 AM #31:	Wikipedia don't got any information you can't get somewhere else --- So I was standing still at a stationary store... <cite>josh posted [p:980719894] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia don't got any information you can't get somewhere else </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
peanutt121 06/06/24 6:22:59 AM #32:	Not that YouTube is any better, but Wikipedia can not be trusted to have accurate information. I know for a fact several actual titles of certain tv episodes are listed incorrectly on there but because all the sites they accept as able to be used to quote have them wrong as well they refuse to change them. This even though the episode titles are clearly displayed onscreen at the start of the episodes. If I can't trust that level of information, hat else have got wrong? --- A proud companion to some great dogs Peanutt, Merlynn, and Destiny <cite>peanutt121 posted [p:980720029] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Not that YouTube is any better, but Wikipedia can not be trusted to have accurate information. I know for a fact several actual titles of certain tv episodes are listed incorrectly on there but because all the sites they accept as able to be used to quote have them wrong as well they refuse to change them. This even though the episode titles are clearly displayed onscreen at the start of the episodes.If I can't trust that level of information, hat else have got wrong? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dfwQuerns 06/06/24 6:25:28 AM #33:	youtube is not for news or information. its for reaction videos to games youve played 10x and following along to a video of a starter being replaced on a 2012 nissan maxima <cite>dfwQuerns posted [p:980720038] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>youtube is not for news or information. its for reaction videos to games youve played 10x and following along to a video of a starter being replaced on a 2012 nissan maxima</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 06/06/24 8:31:20 AM #34:	adjl posted... I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia. This --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:980720774] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>I use Youtube more, but if I had to choose one to keep I'd choose Wikipedia.</quote>This </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kind9 06/06/24 9:13:16 AM #35:	Unfortunately, youtube. But between those I would rather keep wikipedia. I might have a bit of a youtube addiction. --- http://i.imgur.com/NkZUeFd.gif <cite>kind9 posted [p:980721149] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Unfortunately, youtube. But between those I would rather keep wikipedia. I might have a bit of a youtube addiction. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trialia 06/06/24 9:19:36 AM #36:	Definitely Wikipedia. There's just no reasonable and balanced oversight on YouTube, great as many of the vids often are. --- PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%); XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%), Backloggery: Trialia Pronouns: they/their <cite>Trialia posted [p:980721208] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Definitely Wikipedia. There's just no reasonable and balanced oversight on YouTube, great as many of the vids often are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
speedpunk 06/06/24 10:51:59 PM #37:	Wikipedia. There's always alternative sources to YouTube.... --- Currently playing: F-Zero 99 <cite>speedpunk posted [p:980732170] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote><quote>Wikipedia. There's always alternative sources to YouTube....</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 06/06/24 11:07:12 PM #38:	Wikipedia has the benefit of neatly organizing information you might have to dig for but could still easily find it'll just take more time. There is no real competitor to youtube. Additionally I don't really think the two are terribly comparable while both can be educational as well as entertainment Wikipedia is more educational while Youtube is more entertainment focused. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:980732329] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia has the benefit of neatly organizing information you might have to dig for but could still easily find it'll just take more time. There is no real competitor to youtube. Additionally I don't really think the two are terribly comparable while both can be educational as well as entertainment Wikipedia is more educational while Youtube is more entertainment focused. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
josh 06/06/24 11:08:30 PM #39:	Wikipedia edit war dramas are a form of entertainment --- So I was standing still at a stationary store... <cite>josh posted [p:980732339] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia edit war dramas are a form of entertainment </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Katon 06/07/24 7:23:17 AM #40:	YouTube --- "You can almost taste how much the Bubsy 3D makers hated the children of America," from Seanbaby's review of Bubsy 3D (EGM #150) <cite>Katon posted [p:980735160] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>YouTube </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rotpar 06/07/24 11:50:53 AM #41:	Wikipedia. Youtube can hopefully die in the future and be replaced by a new platform. --- "But don't give up hope. Everyone is cured sooner or later. In the end we shall shoot you." - O'Brien, 1984 <cite>Rotpar posted [p:980737772] in Which webs... [t:80782205]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia. Youtube can hopefully die in the future and be replaced by a new platform. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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