well, at least they didn't use the conservapedia (http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page).
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Dan Scanlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080902-appeals-court-smacks-down-judge-for-relying-on-wikipedia.html > > > Appeals court smacks down judge for relying on Wikipedia > By John Timmer | Published: September 02, 2008 - 08:15PM CT > > References to information at Wikipedia have shown up in various > inappropriate places, from homework assignments to college term papers. But > there's one place that it seems everyone can agree that it doesn't belong: > the US court system. The US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, ruling in > an immigration case, has agreed with the Board of Immigration Appeals in > finding that a reliance on information in Wikipedia is insufficient grounds > for a ruling. Nevertheless, it sent the case back to the Board, requesting > that it clarify its decision. > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
