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Originally Posted by martinw89  Is Wikipedia your a idea of a good resource? On one hand, Nature said that Britannica Online and Wikipedia are nearly equal. However, at the same time, I can remember a few times when I saw obvious pranks. For example, one time I went to the article of the day and instead got some really vulgar images, way past what you might originally think of as vulgar. And, my teachers would never accept anything that had Wikipedia as a source. What do you think? |
You can't cite encyclopedias as a source
in general because they're neither primary sources nor original research. Wikipedia is an excellent quick reference, and obvious pranks are easily gotten around by clicking the "history" button and finding a version from a couple hours ago.