Hi DAn,

On Thu 2037-Mar-19 06:21, Dan Ceppa (1:138/666) wrote to Richard Webb:

 RW> I know a couple of educators, or three .  NOne of them
 RW> will accept wiki as a reference on any papers turned in by
 RW> students.  THis is for both college level and high school.
 RW> they do not consider wiki valid as its so-called facts are
 RW> not vetted before being published.

DC> I was forbidden from using *any* encyclopoedia as a reference source
DC> for  the same reasons.  They are a could quick reference, but real
DC> research requires far more intense digging to get to first hand
DC> sources.  

sOme I knew back in the day would accept an Encyclopedia as
one source, but you'd better have more than that.
OThers wouldn't accept them at all for reasons you cited.


 RW> ONe, a professor, will automatically fail any student using
 RW> wiki as a reference in college level research etc.

DC> That's the way it schould be.  My daughter had a teacher who should
DC> have failed himself.  He required research papers be only taken fron
DC> the cd dictionary on the school's computers.  Easier for the asshole
DC> to check the students' references, doncha see.  

  That teacher should be fired, maybe even ... aw
forget it!  I won't even go there.



Regards,
           Richard
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