On: YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to vid...

[XR0CSWV3h3kZWg]

> is an imperfect source of information, one which most college students are still forbidden from citing in their papers.

Is that honestly the measure of how perfect a source of information is?

[tehwebguy → XR0CSWV3h3kZWg]

No, and the quote from the article is a horrible meme that makes absolutely no sense.

Of course people can’t source Wikipedia, they are meant to source the SOURCE articles! That’s like the entire point.

[notatoad → tehwebguy]

You can't source encyclopedia brittanica either. Wikipedia isn't banned because it's a wiki, it's banned because it's an encyclopedia.

But apparently the people who write these articles have never actually been to school, so they think that wikipedia not being allowed as a source for college papers is somehow a significant indictment.

[googlryas → XR0CSWV3h3kZWg]

Everyone knows you just quote the source listed in the wikipedia article instead of the wikipedia article itself.

[globuous → googlryas]

To me, they should use Wikipedia as an example of the necessity to use sources when teaching about bibliographies in school. The reason I trust wikipedia, is because it's properly referenced. And in some cases, if it's not, it'll even let me know.

Wikipedia is a fantastic tool to find direct sources.

[acct1771 → XR0CSWV3h3kZWg]

Wonder if contemporary college/University professors accept Wikeaks as a valid source.