Keitei <nihthraefn(a)gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/technology/29wikipedia.html?_r=1&ref=…
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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