[kwlug disc.] Microsoft in trouble for wanting Wikipedia edits

[Rick]

"Warrick Wilson" <warrickw at avignonkennels.com> writes:
> My daughters are in Gr 10 and Gr 9 respectively. Their teachers do not allow
> Wikipedia as a source for any research papers - there is a lot of distrust
> in the whole construct, at least in the academic world out here in
> Washington state. ...
>
> Although, oddly, it seems that they can cite some generic web page of
> someone who claims to have credentials or experience with a topic. Again, I
> had to step in and say "find another source that doesn't use this page as
> the source..."

In many articles, I find Wikipedia to be a superior source of information
because there is so much input from many different views.
Personally, I distrust "traditional" sources because they aren't subject
to the constant dynamic tensions of Wikipedia.