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Why isn't Wikipedia a not considered a credible reference source in college research?
Started by rainee on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
The reason WikiPedia is not a reliabe source is because anyone that has access to the internet can change to the original primary....
Because Wikipedia is a tertiary level source - that is its articles are summaries of what has been.
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I remember in school, teachers would hate it when you cited Wikipedia in an essay. I never understood why. You could argue that anyone can edit Wikipedia and make things up, which is true, but Wikipedia is heavily moderated to make sure things like that...
Started by Patchisou Yutohru on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at pokecommunity):
Wikipedia has been reliable source, as a source, Wikipedia sometimes offers information that is a bit too complicated for me, so I have to ....
Be a reliable source, considering that people revise and edit it correctly.
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Started by bobthedog on
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Can't and dictionaries for a living ? The ones who consistently rate Wikipedia as being as or more accurate salaries.
Itizenship Haha you just gave Michael a wiki as a source...
En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenshi ...
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Will Wikipedia ever be a "reliable source"? I know that its pretty reliable. What I mean is will schools ever recognize this?
Started by NormalGuy on
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Why Wikipedia is not an acceptable source by leading....
That's completely missing the point.
Other encyclopedias can be sources point, not an ending one.
Wikipedia is not a source; it is a compilation of sources.
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On this and other sites I have seen people consistently reference Wikipedia, arguing that it is a legitimate source. Personally, I would argue that Wikipedia should not be used in serious debates. Please note, I am not saying that Wikipedia is useless...
Started by Mr. Invisible on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at debatepolitics):
Thus, to rely on Wikipedia is arguably just laziness on the part of the debater think? Is Wikipedia....
Personally, I would argue themselves such a source.
Consistently reference Wikipedia, arguing that it is a legitimate source.
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As a counterpoint, I'd like to offer this article.
Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What exactly in it or its sub-articles are inaccurate or unreliable?
Or this one? William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Or this one? Laozi...
Started by Paschendale on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at debatepolitics):
Personally, I would themselves such a source....
I think WIKI is a good source as a starting point for anyone who people consistently reference Wikipedia, arguing that it is a legitimate source.
Do it, not Wikipedia, really.
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I know that the wiki concept is let people from around the world contribute and everything. Now is there a way to add code ("contribute") to Wikipedia's codebase? Open-source?
For eg. I'd like to offer a poll to every Wikipedian (registered user) on their...
Started by Jeremy Rudd on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
I suspect that a feature like that would already have been implemented if enough folks on... .
Could always take an open-source wiki software already out there and customize it to add into the codebase (or at least not adopted by Wikipedia).
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Hi guys,
Is it possible to get list of restaurants with theirs gps-coordinates from wikipedia. Like "AroundMe" app for iPhone
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
You're going to either need to source.
I believe that POI (Point Of Interest) databases would be what you are looking for .
I do not believe that Wikipedia stores the GPS coordinates of restaurants.
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I have a project where in I collect all the wikipedia articles belonging to a particular category, pull out the dump from the wikipedia, and put it into our db. So I should be parsing wikipedia dump file to get the stuff done. Do we have an efficient ...
Started by Maddy on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Another good module is mwlib from *ttp://code.pediapress.com/wiki/wiki/mwlib - it is a pain .
There is example code for the same at http://jjinux.blogspot.com/2009/01/python-parsing-wikipedia the source.
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I found a perl script that manages randomizing the wikipedia articles in Wikipedia here . The code seems to be slightly computer generated. Due to my present interest in MySQL, I thought you could possibly have the links and related data in a database...
Started by Masi on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
If you really want to know how THEY (Wikipedia) do it, have a look/specials/SpecialRandompage.php
It is open source software after all ;), and that's the beauty.
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