Keitei nihthraefn@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/technology/29wikipedia.html?_r=1&ref=b...
Wikipedia, the unreliable source for students, journalists, and US courts.
A little deceptive subject as compared to the article. One might say lacking NPOV. The only citations holding up seem to be for defining things like beverage and booty music.
January 29, 2007 Courts Turn to Wikipedia, but Selectively By NOAM COHEN
"The reaction from the court above her, the United States Court of Federal Claims, was direct: the materials culled from the Internet do not at least on their face meet standards of reliability."
Wikipedia is a terrific resource, said Judge Richard A. Posner ... But, he added: It wouldnt be right to use it in a critical issue.
"... currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. I love Wikipedia, but I dont think it is yet time to cite it in judicial decisions, he said, adding that it doesnt have quality control"
"... Wikipedia is best used for soft facts that are not central to the reasoning of a decision."
~~Pro-Lick http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Halliburton_Shill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pro-Lick http://www.wikiality.com/User:Pro-Lick (now a Wikia supported site)
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