There is a bit of exaggeration here. Most encyclopedias, whether on-line or off-line, do not accept contributions from just anybody. Wikipedia does allow anyone to post their ideas, and so the publisher agrees that it is not a reliable source to cite in school term papers. It does provide leads which might, or might not, pan out, and so can be useful. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jacassidy22@aol.com> To: <DORLAND-L@rootsweb.com>; <DARLAND-L@rootsweb.com>; <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com>; <Dutch-Colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 12:27 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia > There was an article, not relating to genealogy, but simply a general > article on restricting the use of quotes or citations from Wikipedia Free > Encyclopedia because the people who submit or gather the information for > inclusion in > Wikipedia are volunteers and often the information is flawed. The > publisher > agreed and stated that nothing should be cited from any Encyclopedia, on > or > off line. Many High Schools and Colleges will no longer accept information > from > this source for student papers. Since many familiy researchers may use > genealogical materials from this source, perhaps some rethinking should be > use > regarding accepting citations from it. > > Judy > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >