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graemep
on May 29, 2009
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Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
May be it should not be people's first stop. If any one uses Wikipedia in an argument I ask for an authoritative source.
_csoo
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It's an encyclopedia. Would you use Britannica for an argument? No. You would use whatever materials it cites. Wikipedia is the starting point for an argument, not the evidence to support one.
eru
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Yes. But 'should' is not 'is'.
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