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::"'Pedias" have made basic reference immediate and increased the efficiency of writers in an unprecedented way.  Need to know the name of an Andy Griffith Show cast member or the name of the movie in which Don Knotts played a cartoon fish?  Dial it up electronically with the help of a "'pedia."

::"'Pedias" have made basic reference immediate and increased the efficiency of writers in an unprecedented way.  Need to know the name of an Andy Griffith Show cast member or the name of the movie in which Don Knotts played a cartoon fish?  Dial it up electronically with the help of a "'pedia."

::Conversely, have to write a term paper about Alexander Hamilton?  Don't consult Conservapedia, because it contradicts itself.  Despite citing Joseph Ellis's account of the 1804 "interview" (duel) at Weehawken, NJ, Conservapedia misrepresents Ellis's narrative.  Similar contradictions are found in other citations I am personally familiar with, like Ron Chernow's biography.  This is not an indictment of Conservapedia exclusively; Wikipedia suffers the same problem.  The old school World Book and Funk and Wagnel's avoid such inconsistency only by being abbreviated to oblivion and going out of date instantaneously upon printing.

::But do you have to write a term paper about Alexander Hamilton?  Don't consult Conservapedia, because it contradicts itself.  Despite citing Joseph Ellis's account of the 1804 "interview" (duel) at Weehawken, NJ, Conservapedia misrepresents Ellis's narrative.  Similar contradictions are found in other citations I am personally familiar with, like Ron Chernow's biography.  This is not an indictment of Conservapedia exclusively; Wikipedia suffers the same problem.  The old school World Book and Funk and Wagnel's avoid such inconsistency only by being abbreviated to oblivion and going out of date instantaneously upon printing.

::My advice to the kids: Education (regardless of whether it is a conservative or liberal one) is still conducted primarily in the theaters of the juried manuscript and laboratory.

::My advice to the kids: Education (regardless of whether it is a conservative or liberal one) is still conducted primarily in the theaters of the juried manuscript and laboratory.