Thank you robert.
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Robert Connolly <robert.connolly(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
To be clear, the link Richard references does not say
that Wikipedia is
not reliable. Here is the exact quote from the link Richard provided:
"Content from a Wikipedia article is not considered reliable unless it is
backed up by citing reliable sources
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources>.
Confirm that these sources support the content, then use them directly."
This consideration is true of any resource, whether Wikipedia, a website,
a printed book, a journal article or whatever. The issue is not Wikipedia
but how folks do research. Personally, I find Wikipedia's reliability has
only increased with time. Here is my argument on how Wikipedia is
appropriately used as a scholarly research tool:
http://wp.me/pJf2X-Aq
and here:
http://wp.me/pJf2X-OV
I conclude that the problem is not whether one uses wikipedia in their
research or not, but how they are actually conducting their research. I
agree that the Wikipedia pages are an excellent starting point for
research.
Robert Connolly
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:38 AM, Richard Nevell <
richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello Shriheeran,
I think if academics say Wikipedia can't be used as a source, we should
say that's absolutely correct. The English Wikipedia has a policy
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it>
which says that Wikipedia isn't considered a reliable source. Instead of
citing Wikipedia, people can use it as a starting point for research.
Wikipedia is very open about where its information comes from, and even
includes warning when articles might not be high quality. I can't think of
another website which would include a warning to readers that one of its
pages might contain a point of view, or might need more fact checking.
When you talk to academics about Wikipedia, is there anything in
particular you're asking them to do?
Regards,
Richard Nevell
On 16 February 2017 at 00:23, Wikimedia Among Scouts :Executive Director
<shriheeran(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Just I had a meeting with an it acadamic
professionalist, the things got
from Wikipedia are not accepted as valid. Because they say that enyone can
edit wikipedia. That's the reason.But I said to that references are given
to each points there and temples such as citation needed are put in
WIKIPEDIA. What do you think about this? I am from srilanka.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 1:15 AM, Kleefeld, John <john.kleefeld(a)usask.ca>
wrote:
Colleagues, here is my fifth blog post, the first
of a two-part set.
*WikiProjects, Article Importance, and Article Quality: An Intimate
Relationship (1/2)*
http://bit.ly/2lH9hjJ
And here are the links to the previous four, in reverse chronological
order:
*Wikipedia’s Gender Bias – and What Your Students Can Do About It *
http://bit.ly/2kOkSMC
*What Does It Mean to Say That “Anyone Can Edit” Wikipedia? *
http://bit.ly/2jqMV5y
*How Students Are Learning Medicine and Collaborative Skills, And
Transforming Wikipedia *http://bit.ly/2jt5fH7
*The Wikipedia Manifesto *http://bit.ly/2jGlAc1
Yours truly,
John Kleefeld
Associate Professor, College of Law
2017 Teaching Fellow, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
University of Saskatchewan
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Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6
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http://law.usask.ca/find-people/faculty/kleefeld-john.php
mission:
http://www.usask.ca/leadershipteam/documents/president/Missi
onVisionValues.pdf
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