-> On 18 Mar 09  15:54:57, Richard Webb got back to Dave Drum 
-> Re: wikipedia, was war crimes

 DD> considered a reliable source to any except those who find an article
 DD> that supports their position. 

 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.

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


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

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


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