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> If scholars find some claim on Wikipedia and repeat it in their published work When people say not to cite wikipedia, they're telling you to not do this. Th
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> If scholars find some claim on Wikipedia and repeat it in their published work
When people say not to cite wikipedia, they're telling you to not do this. They're not asking you to plagiarize wikipedia.
- jacobolus 4y agoYou would be amazed at the frequency with which “real” academics, journalists, lawyers, judges’ clerks, etc. plagiarize Wikipedia. Teachers telling students they can’t under any circumstances cite Wikipedia trains this behavior.