Wikipedia is a good START, but no I would not only use them to site academic research. To get more in depth, we should use more subject specific sites to get deeper into research. I may use Wiki to get an overall view only on topics I research, but again I would not use just them for a research paper. I wouldn't call it an actual source although it is an encyclopedia because all the various information it possesses.
I believe if wiki made the authors cite verification of their credentials instead of average day Joes. We as the public could use and trust in the site and it would be credited for a reliable source.
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