There is lots of good and accurate info on Wikipedia, but if you're really going to rely on it you need to check the sources
Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [funsec] Evil Internet, yet again I'm sure that neither teachers nor parents have anything to do with the falling exam scores. ;-) Richard http://news.scotsman.com/education/Falling-exam--passes-blamed.4209408.j p Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia 'littered with inaccuracies' Published Date: 21 June 2008 By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for Scotland's falling exam pass rates. The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) said pupils are turning to websites and internet resources that contain inaccurate or deliberately misleading information before passing it off as their own work. The group singled out online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows entries to be logged or updated by anyone and is not verified by researchers, as the main source of information. Standard Grade pass rates were down for the first time in four years last year and the SPTC is now calling for pupils to be given lessons on using the internet appropriately for additional research purposes "before the problem gets out of hand". ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
