Talk:List of ponies/Alicorn ponies/@comment-26508463-20150618162753/@comment-5288784-20150618201926

Error rates on Wikipedia (shouldn't be much different on major Wikia wikis) were measured as being comparative to real encyclopedias. Just because anyone can edit doesn't mean it's utter chaos. There are admins and other good editors who ensure that the information inserted is accurate and properly sourced (when necessary).

And about that number you mentioned: 90% of all statistics on the internet are made up, including this one about statistics on the internet. "Info mostly right, not meant to be trusted 100%" is far different than "wikia is 99.9% inaccurate".

And you might be surprised that sometime wikis (especially Wikipedia) are used in professional capacity. Yes, it may lead to errors, but the actual accuracy observed sometimes makes it worth the risk. By the way, do you know that some of the MLP characters were initially fan-named and then that name being later introduced as official? I'm pretty sure I know where Hasbro is going to gather them up. Back in 2013 I've discovered some Humane6 character descriptions on the Equestria Girls movie description page that were resembling the one from Equestria Girls wiki (the copier made some alterations that actually made them incorrect in some places). We suspect that Egmont might aid their work on MLP related products by using the wikis (which, ironically speaking, is easier to notice when there actually is an error). The official nk.pl Equestria Girls fanpage on one occasion used the user-chosen Polish titles of the songs used on the wiki; most importantly, one of the three mentioned in that post was not the literal translation of the English title or an equivalent line from the dubbing (we picked another line for reasons not relevant in this comment).

Anyway, the wikis will be occasionally used by students and proffesionals alike. The problem is that they have a bad reputation among some because it's easier to notice it was used when it leads to spreading incorrect information than when everything is in order. And even when you are afraid of potentially using wrong info, the wikis may act as the list of citations leading to various more reputable places.

Back to the point, even though these are animation errors, we still include them on the list for reference. I admit that the alicorns are special and therefore including, at least here, the note about it being an animation error might be in order, but there is still proper explanation on the character pages.