[Foundation-l] university blocking wikipedia

[Florence Devouard]

dan harp wrote:
> just heard an odd thing from a peer @ the high school
> I work at.
> 
> "Many major universities have blocked wikipedia"
> 
> thought I would throw it out to the community and get
> a bit of direction to research - I find the
> possibility odd.
> 
> 
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Ask them to cite their sources :-)
(for example, ask the person to provide names of universities 
supposingly doing that)
Then, if the person reveals unable to provide any names, adopt a very 
serious and dignified face, nod gravely, and says "urban legends are 
terrible. I wish so much people would start using figures and citing 
sources when they make a claim. We should ban sentences starting by 
"many says that", or "some people consider that" or "Most people know 
that"".

Ant