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Originally Posted by coggs
dont trust wikipedia as anyone can post stuff. My guess is Shneed owns stock in Google and wants everyone to utilize their services. Then again, I have also seen him/her/it complain about spelling and grammar. My guess is he is just a whiny b!tch.
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While I wouldn't go putting Wikipedia in my research footnotes, it is actually a very good site for getting quick information. I used to be skeptical of the idea, but I've definitely come around on the site as a quick reference tool (albeit with limitations). I haven't come across any entries that are totally bogus (not to say that don't exist) and when people do post erroneous stuff it is usually corrected in fairly short order. Get with the democratic spirit! I think Wikipedia is actually a good illustration of the potential benefits of the internet (simultaneously, students citing Wikipedia, or worse yet plagiarizing from it, illustrates some of the pitfalls).
Also, if you haven't noticed, "anyone" can post stuff here as well
