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| Posted on 2012-03-15 02:53:18 PM |
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Does this mean wikipedia will finally be recognized for the credible source it is?
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| Posted on 2012-03-15 02:58:13 PM |
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Originally posted by HuFlungDuDoes this mean wikipedia will finally be recognized for the credible source it is?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the least credible sources you can use, considering how ridiculously old it is.
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| Last edited on 2012-03-15 03:10:49 PM by Pikerchu13. |
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| Posted on 2012-03-15 03:08:03 PM |
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I'm not too sure, since most people who criticize it complain about how it could be edited by anybody, not because of competition with Britannica. This will probably boost its popularity, though.
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| Posted on 2012-03-15 11:32:18 PM |
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Originally posted by Sokobansolver
Who cares if books go "extinct", honestly? That's like saying that the transition from cave drawings --> paper print was a bad thing.
I think this is a good step for Wikipedia. I'm so sick of being told by teachers that I can't use it as a source simply because "anyone" can edit an article.
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| Posted on 2012-03-15 11:52:11 PM |
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Originally posted by BlumiereI'm so sick of being told by teachers that I can't use it as a source simply because "anyone" can edit an article.
Wait, you mean you haven't encountered teachers who actually USE Wikipedia for half of their citations and shit during classes? I swear, the past couple of years have been like that for me.
Guess it'll come soon.
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| Posted on 2012-03-16 12:35:20 AM |
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Originally posted by S.N.N.Wait, you mean you haven't encountered teachers who actually USE Wikipedia for half of their citations and shit during classes? I swear, the past couple of years have been like that for me.
Guess it'll come soon.
Yeah, it seems like the "no Wikipedia" thing only exists in high schools and community colleges anymore. At my four year, my teachers have open internet tests. Mind you, the average for the tests still rests firmly around 60%.
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| Posted on 2012-03-16 10:01:23 AM |
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Originally posted by S.N.N.Originally posted by BlumiereI'm so sick of being told by teachers that I can't use it as a source simply because "anyone" can edit an article.
Wait, you mean you haven't encountered teachers who actually USE Wikipedia for half of their citations and shit during classes? I swear, the past couple of years have been like that for me.
Guess it'll come soon.
I too did not encounter teachers like them very often: at leas one or two would let me use wikipedia for study: the rest were all old-minded fags who would be fond only to their school book.
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| Posted on 2012-03-16 02:12:57 PM |
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Awesome how people assume Wikipedia is the shit for gaining information, while most of the sites doesn't contain proper language or based on scientific evidence.
That doesn't mean Wikipedia is bad. It's just there much better sides for getting informations...which can be even quoted on without hestitate.
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| Posted on 2012-03-16 02:18:57 PM |
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My American History teacher went on a two day rant about how Wikipedia's the best encyclopedia ever.
Seriously, she handed out examples from Britannica, Wikipedia, some US Army thing, and Conservapedia (for giggles I guess) and asked us which was the best. Almost everyone picked something other than Wikipedia, and got lectured about it.
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| Posted on 2012-03-17 09:16:17 PM |
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Originally posted by KaijyuuMy American History teacher went on a two day rant about how Wikipedia's the best encyclopedia ever.
Seriously, she handed out examples from Britannica, Wikipedia, some US Army thing, and Conservapedia (for giggles I guess) and asked us which was the best. Almost everyone picked something other than Wikipedia, and got lectured about it.
My American History teacher from last year also agreed that Wikipedia was a good source, however he didn't give us other examples like yours.
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| Posted on 2012-03-19 08:04:47 AM |
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Wikipedia gives sources, so you can just backtrack if you have a crotchedy old fart who thinks Wikipedia is for idiots.
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| Posted on 2012-03-21 08:49:27 AM |
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This reminds me of one teacher I had in this one class. Now this was quite a few years back. He insisted that we all used ink pens instead of pencils.
He was so insistent about it that he tried to make up a lie and say, "Because they cause cancer." I am not even kidding.
How does someone like that even get by in life?
Now if I had him in a class now, I bet he'd say something like, "Computers will cause brain cancer." Oh some people I swear.
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| Posted on 2012-03-24 05:00:20 PM |
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Originally posted by ScrydanThis reminds me of one teacher I had in this one class. Now this was quite a few years back. He insisted that we all used ink pens instead of pencils.
He was so insistent about it that he tried to make up a lie and say, "Because they cause cancer." I am not even kidding.
How does someone like that even get by in life?
Now if I had him in a class now, I bet he'd say something like, "Computers will cause brain cancer." Oh some people I swear.
Them young yipper snappers with dem pens. Back in my day we used ink!
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| Posted on 2012-03-24 08:38:54 PM |
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How could pencils be carcinogenic? They're just carbon.
Also, I read somewhere the modern pen was invented by a lawyer or something along those lines because an ink spill cost him his job or something.
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