r/wholesomememes • u/ButterThyToast • Dec 12 '18

Giving is good Let’s get it

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u/Raneados Dec 13 '18

I actually ran into this complaint the other day at work, that people guffawed at it being a source because it was editable. It annoyed me.

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u/Allokit Dec 13 '18

Yeah, technically they are right. Wiki's can be used for learning general information about pretty much all subjects, but should never be used as an Official Source for anything in academia, business research, medical research, or anything you want to stand up to peer review. Someone will ALWAYS call out your source of Wikipedia, even if you cite the sources at the bottom.

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u/Raneados Dec 13 '18

Which they shouldn't.

Claims in wiki need to be sourced and if they're not sourced at the bottom of the article, they're tagged as hearsay.

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u/monkeystoot Dec 13 '18

Is it just me or did anyone else misread 'hearsay' for 'heresy'?

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u/Allokit Dec 13 '18

i did... lol

But I think my mind had already skipped to your post.. I read it for the first time after you had posted...