As a currently practicing professor who receives papers with web citations I'd like to note that the *date of viewing* is included in all standard citation forms for internet information.
Wikipedia may be unusual in changing frequently, but it is quite common to find pages cited by students that have disappeared. After all, I have to check all my links off of my homepage every semester before recommending them for student use!
Michael Tinkler.
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