The advice distinguishes using Wikipedia as a destination from using it as a route to sources. A page lacks a stable named author or editor accountable for its content, which makes it unsuitable as an academic citation in this approach. The references at the bottom can lead to stronger material, while image pages often make copyright status easier to check. The practical lesson is to follow a useful lead back to identified authors and underlying evidence rather than treating an editable summary as the authority.
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Use Wikipedia to find sources, not as the source
Wikipedia can point researchers toward references and image rights, but academic claims need an identifiable author and accountable source.