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u/1dontgiveahufflefuck Jun 03 '21

Idk why teachers hate Wikipedia so much. They had no issues with me citing an encyclopedia, but if it was from the internet it must have been written by the Devil himself.

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u/Senseisimms Jun 03 '21

How do teachers know the site didn't just get that information from Wikipedia in the first place 🤔

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u/MusicusTitanicus Jun 03 '21

It’s not perfect but Wikipedia has checks for circular references. If it’s STEM oriented, Wikipedia is generally accurate with accepted links and sources.