polksalet Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I am doing a lab report and the best and easiest source for the data is on Wikipedia. Is it wrong to cite something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 At the end of the page there are listed sources that built the wikipedia page. Try and use those instead of the wikipedia page itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Several colleges won't allow wikipedia to be cited as a source since some the entries are unverified. As seminoles said, to to some of the footnoted references, then cite those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 No, you shouldn't use Wikipedia in any college paper. Anyone can modify an entry, for May 17th i put myself as a famous person and did a whole little mini-bio on how awesome i was. of course, 2 days later it was gone, but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky11 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 as a recent grad (May 2008), and an English major: never, never ever, cite Wikipedia in an academic paper. depending on your university, you should have access to many online sources through the school's library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I am doing a lab report and the best and easiest source for the data is on Wikipedia. Is it wrong to cite something like that? yes, yes, a thousand times yes (although it is perfectly acceptable for hospital doctors and nurses to consult wikipedia when treating patients with rare conditions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 yes, yes, a thousand times yes (although it is perfectly acceptable for hospital doctors and nurses to consult wikipedia when treating patients with rare conditions) even if the prof refers to wiki in his lectures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 as a recent grad (May 2008), and an English major: never, never ever, cite Wikipedia in an academic paper. depending on your university, you should have access to many online sources through the school's library. grad school seems to have different rules than undergrad did, especially in this field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 even if the prof refers to wiki in his lectures? that's even more reason not to cite wikipedia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky11 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 grad school seems to have different rules than undergrad did, especially in this field true enough. wikipedia is a good place to get some very general information about a subject, but i would imagine grad school would still require any citation to be peer-reviewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 grad school would still require any citation to be peer-reviewed. I thought this was the problem with wiki in the first place. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I wouldn't unless you can back it up with something else. Of course, if you can back it up, it would probably be better to just use the other reference to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Create an entry in Wikipedia yourself, and then use it as a reference. That'd be kinda funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 grad school seems to have different rules than undergrad did, especially in this field gawd bless the University orf Phoenix- continuing online education at it's finest. grad school ?- and yer asking if Wiki is a legit source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 gawd bless the University orf Phoenix- continuing online education at it's finest. grad school ?- and yer asking if Wiki is a legit source They would not having this type of thesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Are you f'n serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Are you f'n serious? Unless you push the limits you will never know where the limits are. I have spent my academic career trying to see what I can get away with. The real problem is that I wish to quote/cite a summary and compare and contrast my conclusions about this topic. Wiki is the only place I can find anything less than 1,200 words that I could quote and have it make any kind of sense. Because this entire paper is supposed to remain less than 1,000 words I am having extreme difficulties. The wiki article has dummed it down a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Unless you push the limits you will never know where the limits are. Oh, I see. Are you writing a f'n scientific paper or cliff diving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oh, I see. Are you writing a f'n scientific paper or cliff diving? This is just a large lab report. I am trying to figure how to explain something deep in a few words so while technically is a scientifc paper im not trying to show anything new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=74342 http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6084715-7.html http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1328/ http://www.omgili.com/omgili/+A+History+De...Research+Source http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/education/21wikipedia.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) grad school seems to have different rules than undergrad did, especially in this field Welcome to the majors, noob. You will also become acquainted with APA style, and abandon Microsoft Word's "helpful" grammar checker. You should also find your sh1t is being checked, so be careful with the quotes, paraphrases and reference listings. Edited September 22, 2008 by cre8tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Welcome to the majors, noob. You will also become acquainted with APA style, and abandon Microsoft Word's "helpful" grammar checker. You should also find your sh1t is being checked, so be careful with the quotes, paraphrases and reference listings. "I" AM the majors. I thought you had been here long enough to know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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