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« on: July 07, 2006, 02:50:33 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2006, 02:51:37 PM »
greatest site in existence
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2006, 03:14:47 PM »
Positive, could fix it with a little more control though.
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« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2006, 03:17:07 PM »
I like it, but warn my students that it must be used with a grain of salt, and should never be the only source for something they do research on.
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2006, 03:44:10 PM »
Wonderful source for information. Though I think it is a little to easy to vandalise, they need to crack down a little.
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2006, 04:02:56 PM »
My favourite site of all time
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2006, 04:12:08 PM »
Both very positive and very negative.
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2006, 04:19:33 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2006, 04:49:05 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2006, 04:55:13 PM »
Very positive for casual learning, since 95% of what you're learning will be correct if you know how to look for obvious errors.
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2006, 06:19:38 PM »
Very positive.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2006, 06:23:53 PM »
« Edited: July 07, 2006, 06:26:26 PM by ag »
It is generally ok to check basic facts for a casual conversation or an internet post, especially if you already know something about the matter. Fine to get reference on, say, dates of a certain presidency or location of a certain district in a far-away country (especially, if you double-check in couple of  languages). Not to be  fully trusted on anything where 2 people might care about two distinct opinions. I remember, a few months ago even basic facts about Mexico City in the English version were all wrong, coming as they did from the reputable agency of IHLT (as in "I heard it from a lady on a train"). They've corrected it since, but it is still far from perfect (for instance, they insist on giving numbers of residents of different ethnic origin, which, though somewhat less fantastic than before, are still crap).
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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2006, 06:43:47 PM »
Wikipedia is like cliffnotes, but for life.
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2006, 07:30:58 PM »
Positive. A great source for casual learning and a great source for easily finding information that you need to know though it is too easy to vandalize and there are errors in some articles.
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2006, 08:05:03 PM »
Quote from: Alcon on July 07, 2006, 04:55:13 PM
Very positive for casual learning, since 95% of what you're learning will be correct if you know how to look for obvious errors.

How does one look for obvious errors?
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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2006, 10:02:06 PM »
Great place to start online research.
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2006, 11:50:06 PM »

2nd to this one, but still VERY positive.
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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2006, 12:33:51 PM »
An encyclopedia thats never outdated. A simply brilliant idea. Positive.
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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2006, 01:40:38 PM »
Almost viscerally negative; a degradation to both word and thought.

Just spend money on text and online subscription to the Encyclopedia Britannica for real knowledge.
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« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2006, 07:07:32 PM »
Positive.
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« Reply #20 on: July 10, 2006, 07:49:11 PM »
Quote from: © Boss Tweed on July 07, 2006, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: Alcon on July 07, 2006, 04:55:13 PM
Very positive for casual learning, since 95% of what you're learning will be correct if you know how to look for obvious errors.

How does one look for obvious errors?

The most common issue I see is when someone contributes to a technical issue with no apparent knowledge of what they are talking about.  They will throw in technical terms and mis-use them.  As long as you know those technical terms, it's not an issue much.

For anything numerical, though, I like sources.

Then again, I use Wikipedia mainly for information on places, a topic which tends to be low-issue.
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« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2006, 09:51:04 PM »
Overall positive. It's been very useful for physics problems this semester. Sure, on opinion based issues there's definite room for contention, but for science based information it is a good place to look.
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« Reply #22 on: July 11, 2006, 08:56:45 AM »
positive.  I like Wikipedia alot.
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« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2006, 09:38:48 AM »
Positive, Generally.
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« Reply #24 on: July 11, 2006, 12:22:13 PM »
Overall negative.  Great idea ruined by the people who contribute.  Needs more moderation.
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