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Wikipedia is great for settling drunken arguments with your friends; it is far-reaching, easy to navigate and factually very accurate. Still, the news that 50 percent of doctors use it to look stuff up kind of has us clutching our livers in fear that they may some day fail us.

There are some jobs that we're totally cool with using Wikipedia for research.

Fashion Designer
If you want to know more about the people of Lapland for your Fall line, by all means Wikipedia the heck out of that stuff, nobody cares.

Composer
Don't remember how to draw an alto clef for that durned viola part? Go ahead, refresh your memory.

Entertainment Blogger
Really need to know when "Jaws" was released? Look it up. But if you're wrong, be prepared to deal with it in the comments section.

Secretary
We can't imagine what professional use a secretary might have for Wikipedia, but whatever it is, it's probably harmless.

Mad Scientist
Hopefully he'll get so sidetracked reading about ancient Roman history that he'll never get around to finishing his brain-ray gun after all.

After the jump, some people we are most definitely NOT cool with using Wikipedia at work.

Other people should probably know their stuff. Or at least not use a source that could have been written by a stoned 17-year-old.

Doctors
Clearly the prospect that your surgeon just used his iPhone to find the location of your appendix is terrifying.

Seismologists
"Hmmmm ... how does this seismometer work?" AAGGHHHHH!!!!!!

Travel Agents
Funny how the Wikipedia article didn't mention that in certain parts of Brazil, buses are regularly overtaken by banditos. Enjoy your vacation!

Train Conductors
Please be able to remember the functions of all those levers and buttons on your own, thank you.

Criminal Profiler
Spending all your time reading the Wiki on the Zodiac Killer isn't going to save the people of New York, Kojak!

What other professions can you think of that should or shouldn't be using Wikipedia. Tell us in the comments!