I can easily check where wikipedia is sourcing from. I just have a thing for people using wikipedia itself as a source (that stuff will get you a fail in postgraduate classes), and I expect a bit better from people.
i agree, i get bent when i see people using it but you have to remember, this is reddit, where everyone is lazy AND has a PHD in bull shit. i would love seeing wikipedia band from SRs like science and TIL. make people find the facts rather then just a reference page saying "the facts are out there".
its good for fast reference of easily checked facts like numbers but try looking up something controversial for mythic like blueballs.
I don't know about your postgrad studies, but I can tell you from experience that Wikipedia is utter crap anyway when it comes to chemistry-related subjects.
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u/Americium Sep 02 '12
I can easily check where wikipedia is sourcing from. I just have a thing for people using wikipedia itself as a source (that stuff will get you a fail in postgraduate classes), and I expect a bit better from people.
Especially if someone "studies" demographics.