On 06/01/11 7:55 AM, Fred Bauder wrote: >> There's a huge difference between "consulted Wikipedia on any matter in >> their professional arena" and "relied exclusively on Wikipedia for a >> medical matter about a patient's treatment". >> >> A doctor might well use it as a regular place (one of several) to double >> check something, especially obscure areas, or when writing a professional >> letter (eg to a professional magazine or colleague) >> >> FT2 > Sounds good, but I think that is probably at variance with human nature. > Doctors generally are behind on their reading, what they are > theoretically responsible for being up to date on is beyond human > capacity. They have no time to leisurely research relatively simple > matters in medical journals; thus they rely on Wikipedia as it is an > effective method to get basic information.
The pharmaceutical reps who parade through doctors' offices are well aware of the time shortage. > They are smart and practical; a characteristic they share with the > typical student, who will also fail to cite Wikipedia as a source if > questioned closely by authority. > Not relying on Wikipedia is a form of political correctness. Political correctness trumps accuracy. Ec _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
