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Wikipedia Question by carthax 2005-03-16 15:06:23
This question relates to a conversation my fiance (the library information sciences major) and I had last night:

Who here would cite Wikipedia in a reference paper being turned in for a college grade or for a professional paper?

Why or why not?

I won't be online for a bit - picking up said fiance and then eating dinner. I will check replies after that.
[ Reply ]
  I would by Freakazoid2005-03-16 15:08:48
    Question by carthax2005-03-16 15:13:49
      Well, there is some safeties in the system by Freakazoid2005-03-16 15:16:44
      Nothing. by LionsPhil2005-03-16 15:31:18
    Still not sufficiently reliable. by run.dll2005-03-16 15:14:52
  Not I. by BloodyViking2005-03-16 15:15:03
    In *theory*, you'd have to reference a specific by LionsPhil2005-03-16 15:29:18
  Not unless it was somehow relevant by Dazed2005-03-16 15:19:25
  I wouldn't quote it in my paper, by Pic2005-03-16 15:20:26
  Absolutely not. by wheresthefish2005-03-16 15:20:51
    Seconded by farfalla2005-03-16 15:56:23
    Oh please by Liava2005-03-16 15:56:54
      You've missed one vital motivation by wheresthefish2005-03-16 16:09:37
        and if you know the subject that well... by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:14:31
          Simple by Liava2005-03-16 16:23:54
            and you really belive by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:25:07
              Yes by Liava2005-03-16 16:32:40
                Compleatly diffreent by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:36:44
                  It's exactly the same thing by Liava2005-03-16 16:51:06
                    Software isn't knowledge by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:54:51
                      Oh yeah by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:57:49
                        Again, you are putting words in my mouth by Liava2005-03-16 17:07:45
                          uh... wtf by MikeCDN2005-03-16 17:13:07
                            and furtherrmore by MikeCDN2005-03-16 17:15:49
                              Go back and re-read my posts by Liava2005-03-16 17:27:13
                      Software is knowledge by Liava2005-03-16 17:05:23
                        uh... my buisness card says programer by MikeCDN2005-03-16 17:11:01
                          Fine, you're a programmer by Liava2005-03-16 17:30:04
              *ahem* Do you use linux? Other open source? (n/t) by Kickstart2005-03-16 16:33:56
                Yes by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:37:36
        I didn't miss it by Liava2005-03-16 16:23:10
  I would by chipmunk22005-03-16 15:25:33
  Only for context. by LionsPhil2005-03-16 15:26:13
  yes but: by unjust2005-03-16 15:27:39
  I don't even trust it for my personal information by MikeCDN2005-03-16 16:03:21
  Ask: What would the prof think? by ralph2005-03-16 16:23:19
  I wouldn't. For the sake of appearences. by wtfunkymonkey2005-03-16 16:29:56
  I would not. by carthax2005-03-16 17:30:51
  I have and will again. by Sweethart2005-03-16 18:04:44
    Wow, that's scary. by carthax2005-03-16 19:44:11
  Yes, but it's still only a secondary source (n/t) by raptor_872005-03-16 18:25:50

 

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