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Mama told me never to talk to strangers with candy (caution: nerd alert #1). Still, these bizarros approach me every day: "Hey kid, want some knowledge?"
I'm all-ears for a tall tale, but I'd rather not take the moldy peanut butter and spread it all over the Intertoast. So when a whacked article ends up on Wikipedia, one of the site's editors marks it as such. While editors can be total nutjobs, they can also be keen professionals with first-hand experience.
Consider this reverie: In fifty years, I'll be a retired millionaire. When I travel to remote locations, I won't throw my money at a travel agent who tells me where to take my holiday.
Nope! I'll stick with Wikitravel, the Internet locale filled with strangers giving travel advice. I'd rather throw my money away at a dude or dudette who has visited my destination of choice rather than a travel agent who hasn't left the office since the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event (caution: nerd alert #2).
(Caution: nerd alerts #3, #4 and #5):
This travel wiki is one of several new Wikipedia variants. (Other honorable mentions: Wookieepedia, worst album covers and the Knight Rider wiki. And like lots ‘o wikis, experts (and nerds) contribute a good bulk of the info. (Citation needed.)
Editor's whammy: holy shit! That last link aims to RID of citations? Oi vei.
As with anything – yes, even news publications – people should be looking to the original sources for the most reliable facts. And if the original source adds to a wiki, hell, you could trust the wiki itself. In that respect, wikis are like happy little community blogs. But buyer beware – always verify with outside sources and never let the Internet slip you a rufi.
I always thought the spelling was "roofie" in recognition that it was roofers who introduced the drug into bars when it first appeared. (I once was a member of the Roofer and Waterproofer's Union. They were a tough group. They all carried razor knives as part of the job and the Union didn't mind if you had served time.) Fun parody.