Comments on: 5 Presidential Secrets Left off the White House Tour

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:56:03 +0000

The best part of Wiki is find what you need, find their sources, and then quote the source.

By: Corduroy climber

Corduroy climber — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:28:08 +0000

Careful H, don’t wield your bachelors degrees like a weapon or a shield. It is that kind of behavior that gives academics a bad name.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:04:17 +0000

I know in college we were not allowed to turn in any wiki articles as part of our research. We were only allowed to cite books or published academic papers.

By: Gwyn

Gwyn — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:52:26 +0000

John Hanson and Kevin Spacey must be related…they look so much alike!

By: Katie Rose

Katie Rose — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:38:36 +0000

My teachers/professors throughout high school & college NEVER accepted Wikipedia as a source. If it is true, you can find it from a more reliable authority.

By: Corrine

Corrine — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:29:45 +0000

To quote Wikipedia’s Academic Use policy….
“Wikipedia is not considered a credible source. Wikipedia is increasingly used by people in the academic community, from first-year students to professors, as an easily accessible tertiary source for information about anything and everything. However, citation of Wikipedia in research papers may not be considered acceptable, because Wikipedia is not considered a credible source.”

By: itsalljustaride

itsalljustaride — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:02:38 +0000

“bushusuru, which translates as â€œto do the Bush thing,â€ meaning â€œto vomit.â€”

Well, it would be more accurate linguistically to say it translates as “to Bush”, like, “oh god, get me a wastebasket I think I’m gonna Bush!”, but yeah, ultimately “to vomit”. Haha.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:46:07 +0000

Hanson (and the others before him) could more accurately be described as “President of the Assembly of the States.” Where the Congress was the Assembly of distinct, sovereign States. It was not until the ratification of the Constitution (and good ‘ole GW) that the sovereignty of the US as a whole developed, and could thus be presided over by a single executive President.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:12:57 +0000

H…M….get a life!

By: C

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:13:36 +0000

M, you should never quote Wiki in anything academic. You should also not quote encyclopedias but instead quote source material. Wikipedia has been shown to be as accurate as some encylcopedias but it is still open to editing at any time.

The internet is a wonderful resource for academia, but it has to be used correctly.