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Don't you just hate when people say that they don't use or don't like Wikipedia because "anyone can edit it"?? Y'know, there's nobody who just goes around changing numbers and shit, if there's vandalism, you're gonna know it.[citation needed] And even then, you could just look at the bibliography of the page and find the source (since apparently some random website you find is more accurate than Wikipedia). Wikipedia is also monitored by staff, not closely, but enough. You could also ignore things with "Citation Needed" next to it. |
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Last edited by ♥Mark; 10-30-2010 at 04:19 AM.
Guarantee this happens every day. Personally I like to add the occasional "Ice Cream Man was here" to pages every once in a while. Generally changes will be reverted fairly quickly, especially when the changes are obvious vandalism, but occasionally something may sneak by if it's more subtle. |
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Wikipedia is fine for quickly finding information on a subject, but if you need to cite sources in a report, don't use Wikipedia. Because of the way it works, it simply cannot function as a legit source. |
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Lost count of how many lucid dreams I've had
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That really depends on the kinda report you're writing. For anything school related below College or University level, Wikipedia is likely to be a good enough source. I've actually gotten away with using it at my university too, for things not critical to the report I was writing. |
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April Ryan is my friend,
Every sorrow she can mend.
When i visit her dark realm,
Does it simply overwhelm.
Meh, Wikipedia vandalism is reverted relatively quickly. For home/personal research motives, it works almost perfectly fine. I wouldn't of expected it to be classified as a reliable research source at College or University. |
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"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." – Albert Einstein.
You have just taught me how to use Wikipedia in a school project, even though it is forbidden. |
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I just realized that Mark edited my post, and it is hilarious. |
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What is the fourth line in your signature? |
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Enjoy it. Couldn't find a color that matched the other one while still evading the fog. Can't believe I forgot about text outlines... >.< |
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I like your avatar. That's one of my favorite advice dog spin-offs. |
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Musically Oblivious Eighth Grader, Technologically Impaired Duck, and the newest Family Tech Support Guy. Those are my favorites. |
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