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Rich Hunt

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Sun Dec-04-05 07:15 PM
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41. keep in mind

Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 07:18 PM by Rich Hunt

That Scientology and their secret wealthy patrons currently have a beef with Wikipedia.

Stuff does slip into Wikipedia that is inaccurate, however it eventually gets checked and referenced.

Referencing Wikipedia is no different than referencing Dictionary.com or World Book - if anything, you'll find less corporate spin and 'handling' of information there.

Who the hell uses it 'in higher academia'? It's used as a reference in online discussion. I DO hope that some private 'marketing' types aren't sneering because people reference it online. Also, I would hope that anyone with grad school aspirations knows the difference between Wikipedia's value to discussion groups and value to, say, academic papers.

More curious non-sequiturs....

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