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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:48 PM Original message |
Middlebury College History Department Bans Citing Wikipedia as Research Source |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. my daughters school also bans wikipedia, they can access it but they can't use info |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, duh. |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Seriously... |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. I used it in grad school... |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good. No encyclopedia should be cited. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. As an aside... |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. My teachers didn't allow us to use encyclopedias as a source in high school |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Now that you mention it, mine didn't either. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. That makes complete sense to me. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Re: Don Knotts, IMDB would be better. nt |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. Good, as well it should |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. maybe instead of banning wikipedia, those students should just get bad grades |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not a valid primary source. Ok for getting you started down the |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think all colleges should ban Wikipedia citations. |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. At my university, professors are very clear about when you can and cannot use it |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. Any college or university worth its ivy should do this, |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. I ask my students to cite additional sources ... |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. Neil should have been progressive and had his students |
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