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RE: Wikepdia - 7/2/2008 3:29:53 AM

farglebargle

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This kind of crap is exactly the reason why many colleges will not accept Wiki as a citation on a research paper.

It's *never* been acceptable in *any* venue to use an encyclopedia as a primary reference.

And if it's wrong, why didn't you fix it instead of complaining?

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RE: Wikepdia - 7/2/2008 3:32:10 AM

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In other words, if you want an encyclopaedia, the wiki is one of the best, according to the best.

And it has something else. The 'Discussion' pages on a topic can be more enlightening than the entry itself. *THAT* is where you can see who's grinding what axe, and make your owns judgements.

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