Hello Shriheeran, I think if academics say Wikipedia can't be used as a source, we should say that's absolutely correct. The English Wikipedia has a policy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it> which says that Wikipedia isn't considered a reliable source. Instead of citing Wikipedia, people can use it as a starting point for research.
Wikipedia is very open about where its information comes from, and even includes warning when articles might not be high quality. I can't think of another website which would include a warning to readers that one of its pages might contain a point of view, or might need more fact checking. When you talk to academics about Wikipedia, is there anything in particular you're asking them to do? Regards, Richard Nevell On 16 February 2017 at 00:23, Wikimedia Among Scouts :Executive Director < [email protected]> wrote: > Just I had a meeting with an it acadamic professionalist, the things got > from Wikipedia are not accepted as valid. Because they say that enyone can > edit wikipedia. That's the reason.But I said to that references are given > to each points there and temples such as citation needed are put in > WIKIPEDIA. What do you think about this? I am from srilanka. > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 1:15 AM, Kleefeld, John <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Colleagues, here is my fifth blog post, the first of a two-part set. >> >> >> >> *WikiProjects, Article Importance, and Article Quality: An Intimate >> Relationship (1/2)* http://bit.ly/2lH9hjJ >> >> >> >> And here are the links to the previous four, in reverse chronological >> order: >> >> >> >> *Wikipedia’s Gender Bias – and What Your Students Can Do About It * >> http://bit.ly/2kOkSMC >> >> *What Does It Mean to Say That “Anyone Can Edit” Wikipedia? * >> http://bit.ly/2jqMV5y >> >> *How Students Are Learning Medicine and Collaborative Skills, And >> Transforming Wikipedia *http://bit.ly/2jt5fH7 >> >> *The Wikipedia Manifesto *http://bit.ly/2jGlAc1 >> >> >> >> Yours truly, >> >> >> >> John Kleefeld >> >> Associate Professor, College of Law >> >> 2017 Teaching Fellow, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness >> >> University of Saskatchewan >> >> 15 Campus Drive >> >> Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 >> >> >> >> tel: (+1) 306.966.1039 <(306)%20966-1039> >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> skype: johnkleefeld >> >> twitter: @johnkleefeld >> >> web: http://law.usask.ca/find-people/faculty/kleefeld-john.php >> >> mission: http://www.usask.ca/leadershipteam/documents/president/ >> MissionVisionValues.pdf >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> >> > > > -- > Best. > Shriheeran Logeswaran. > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > -- Richard Nevell Project Coordinator Wikimedia UK - sign up to our newsletter <http://eepurl.com/cnYOw5> +44 (0) 20 7065 0921 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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