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:::::::::Wikipedia is comparable to Facebook, and it's shown to hurt grades rather than help them.  The only specific anecdote provided here for Wikipedia (after several requests) is from a 2007 claim by a European that Wikipedia somehow helped him pass some basic exams.  Meanwhile, there are compelling, undeniable examples of harm caused by [[Wikipedia]].  In addition, just check out how Wikipedia-supporters like you and ComedyFan contribute here:  as far as I can tell, nothing of substantive value.  Hopefully that will change, but it's a familiar pattern by Wikipedia types.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 12:48, 13 December 2009 (EST)

:::::::::Wikipedia is comparable to Facebook, and it's shown to hurt grades rather than help them.  The only specific anecdote provided here for Wikipedia (after several requests) is from a 2007 claim by a European that Wikipedia somehow helped him pass some basic exams.  Meanwhile, there are compelling, undeniable examples of harm caused by [[Wikipedia]].  In addition, just check out how Wikipedia-supporters like you and ComedyFan contribute here:  as far as I can tell, nothing of substantive value.  Hopefully that will change, but it's a familiar pattern by Wikipedia types.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 12:48, 13 December 2009 (EST)

::::::::::I'd like to know more about your claim that Wikipedia is "shown to hurt grades rather than help them". Following this up to your highly biased Wikipedia page I found a link to a story (that I believe is your source) reporting that a Wikipedia founder gets many emails from students who get poor grades because they cite Wikipedia. I agree that citing an encyclopedia is foolish and that you should always cite the source, as the Wikipedia founder also states. If this is the reason for your statement that I think you are foolish for blaming the method of the student over the resource, surely we should be better teaching the students to cite the original sources, which Wikipedia contains many of. In fact, if this is the only reason for your statement then it should equally read "Conservapedia hurts grades rather than helping them", since the same method applied to Conservapedia would result in equally poor grades. Or perhaps you have other evidence for your statement that you'd like to cite?

::::::::::I'd like to know more about your claim that Wikipedia is "shown to hurt grades rather than help them". Following this up to your highly biased Wikipedia page I found a link to a story (that I believe is your source) reporting that a Wikipedia founder gets many emails from students who get poor grades because they cite Wikipedia. I agree that citing an encyclopedia is foolish and that you should always cite the source, as the Wikipedia founder also states. If this is the reason for your statement that I think you are foolish for blaming the method of the student over the resource, surely we should be better teaching the students to cite the original sources, which Wikipedia contains many of. In fact, if this is the only reason for your statement then it should equally read "Conservapedia hurts grades rather than helping them", since the same method applied to Conservapedia would result in equally poor grades. Or perhaps you have other evidence for your statement that you'd like to cite? [[User:nicknock|Nick]] 18:36, 13 December 2009 (MST)

::::::::::Reading this, it seems to be apt to quote Stephen Colbert who said to you during the interview ''I want to create my own reality the way you are.'' There, Colbert will fail, I'm afraid. [[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 13:08, 13 December 2009 (EST)

::::::::::Reading this, it seems to be apt to quote Stephen Colbert who said to you during the interview ''I want to create my own reality the way you are.'' There, Colbert will fail, I'm afraid. [[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 13:08, 13 December 2009 (EST)