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Originally Posted by Lasereth
The actual SOURCES at the bottom of Wikipedia pages are as good as any other type of information used in a research paper. Professors don't want you to put Cake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] as a source, but using sources at the bottom of wiki pages is an excellent idea. Some wikipedia pages don't have sources so they shouldn't be used, but the ones that do have sources are perfect.
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Yup, this point hits it exactly. From Wikipedia you can often find a valuable list of relevant sources when researching some topic.
But yea, if anything, I think this story showcases some striking and disappointing ineptitudes among these journalists.... almost makes my hometown newspaper look half decent.