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Wikipedia wobbles!

December 9th, 2005 by admin

There are genuine issues of concern here for using Wikipedia in an academic context. I look at the articles I point to pretty carefully and, generally, I am in a good position to make a judgement. But the recommendation that students should use Wikipedia for research is much more problematic. How do others deal with this problem?

Growing pains for Wikipedia CNET News.com - December 5, 2005.
After two scandals in one week, Wikipedia’s founder decides to make a change to the anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia.

If Wikipedia is Open Source, Who is Red Hat? is an interesting approach to the problem.

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