> Susan Carroll-Clark wrote:
> >>
> >> Wikipedia is not really a good source.  If a college student quotes
> >> Wikipedia, they lose points.  Wikipedia can be edited or information
> >> added by anyone.  The website started as a copy of a 1910s?
> >> encyclopedia that was put online.  The owner of the site, decided to
> >> let anyone update the information.
> >
> > Wikipedia can actually be a fabulous source--but it can also be a
> > terrible one.   You need to go into using Wikipedia knowing what it
> is
> > and is not, and then proceed accordingly, using your critical eye.

Wikipedia's not a good source for hard data. But it IS a good source for
random facts. IE just surfing around from one eye-catching topic to another
to find things that look like they WILL be interesting. 

Can you tell I get bored at work a lot?

Guenièvre 


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