Comments on: 4 ways to use Wikipedia (hint: never cite it) http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Poems Girl http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-26497 Poems Girl Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:53:25 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-26497 oh, thank you for hints oh, thank you for hints

]]> By: Lillie http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-23061 Lillie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:13:40 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-23061 Great, simple information. Do you mind if I use this for student handouts as a resource? I'll be sure to cite your work! Great, simple information. Do you mind if I use this for student handouts as a resource? I’ll be sure to cite your work!

]]> By: PPC http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-22594 PPC Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:38:43 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-22594 Citing Wikipedia is suicide if you're doing projects. Rather follow the contributors and cite them as references in your work. Citing Wikipedia is suicide if you’re doing projects. Rather follow the contributors and cite them as references in your work.

]]> By: busby seo challenge http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-22536 busby seo challenge Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:49:34 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-22536 Wikipedia content is not reliable i guess its not checked and compiled by teacher and scholar,One option which is hated by me the most is editing, Editing my any one. Wikipedia content is not reliable i guess its not checked and compiled by teacher and scholar,One option which is hated by me the most is editing, Editing my any one.

]]> By: beauty blog http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-19733 beauty blog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:19:38 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-19733 actually my sister was JUST telling me how her professor does not allow Wikipedia as a valid source for papers and essays. It's too bad, I think Wikipedia is one of the most powerful collaborative resources out there. It's not an encyclopedia from 70 authors... it's a huge online knowledge base of 2.4 million contributors! actually my sister was JUST telling me how her professor does not allow Wikipedia as a valid source for papers and essays. It’s too bad, I think Wikipedia is one of the most powerful collaborative resources out there. It’s not an encyclopedia from 70 authors… it’s a huge online knowledge base of 2.4 million contributors!

]]> By: Pete White http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-17218 Pete White Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-17218 99% of the time there is nothing wrong with Wikipedia as a source. It has great material and the facts are as good as many other sources. The problem is that because a resource like Wikipedia was not available in the teachers day anyone who uses it instantly gets branded lazy even if what they have written about is perfectly good. Wikipedia shouldn't be used as an only source but to tell people they shouldn't be citing it at all is ridicilous. 99% of the time there is nothing wrong with Wikipedia as a source. It has great material and the facts are as good as many other sources. The problem is that because a resource like Wikipedia was not available in the teachers day anyone who uses it instantly gets branded lazy even if what they have written about is perfectly good.

Wikipedia shouldn’t be used as an only source but to tell people they shouldn’t be citing it at all is ridicilous.

]]> By: WikiSummary | GearFire - Tips for Students http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-15679 WikiSummary | GearFire - Tips for Students Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:44:30 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-15679 [...] or complete. If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check out Rebecca’s related post on how to use Wikipedia. digg_url = "http://www.gearfire.net/wikisummary/";digg_title = [...] […] or complete. If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check out Rebecca’s related post on how to use Wikipedia. digg_url = “http://www.gearfire.net/wikisummary/”;digg_title = […]

]]> By: 4 Tips on how to make better use of Wikipedia « 1855 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-13037 4 Tips on how to make better use of Wikipedia « 1855 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:41:50 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-13037 [...] use of Wikipedia January 12, 2008 GearFire, an weblog for “academic success” has a useful post on how to unleash the power of the Wikipedia without citing it in your paper: Nothing that I [...] […] use of Wikipedia January 12, 2008 GearFire, an weblog for “academic success” has a useful post on how to unleash the power of the Wikipedia without citing it in your paper: Nothing that I […]

]]> By: pjg084 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-8934 pjg084 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:48:12 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-8934 This is a great article. I am glad somebody wrote something along these lines as it's what I have been thinking for a long time. I have wondered how many people have actually thought to look into the references etc at the base of the page. This is a great article. I am glad somebody wrote something along these lines as it’s what I have been thinking for a long time. I have wondered how many people have actually thought to look into the references etc at the base of the page.

]]> By: Jake’s Life » More Resources I Wish I Had In College http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-8715 Jake’s Life » More Resources I Wish I Had In College Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:52:18 +0000 http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/#comment-8715 [...] 4 Ways to use Wikipedia (without citing it) at Gearfire [...] […] 4 Ways to use Wikipedia (without citing it) at Gearfire […]

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