Isn’t this a strip from 2005? Wasn’t Wikipedia already well-known by then? I remember using it regularly from 2003 onwards. So why is Jason acting like it’s something new?
I don’t remember how it was in the early days, but Wikipedia has evolved into a pretty good starting source on most topics, because people started giving extensive references in the footnotes. Sure, you can’t cite Wikepedia in an academic paper, but you can use it to get an overview of your topic, and start following those links in the footnotes, many of which are from university papers and other reliable sources which can be cited.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
I don’t have a WIkipedia account, but I think Jason didn’t fully read the terms of conduct.
Wilde Bill about 8 years ago
Is that Eileen Jacobson under “rabies”?
mytly4 almost 8 years ago
Isn’t this a strip from 2005? Wasn’t Wikipedia already well-known by then? I remember using it regularly from 2003 onwards. So why is Jason acting like it’s something new?
kab2rb almost 8 years ago
That is why teachers and college instructor’s forbid Wikipedia.
belgarathmth almost 8 years ago
I don’t remember how it was in the early days, but Wikipedia has evolved into a pretty good starting source on most topics, because people started giving extensive references in the footnotes. Sure, you can’t cite Wikepedia in an academic paper, but you can use it to get an overview of your topic, and start following those links in the footnotes, many of which are from university papers and other reliable sources which can be cited.
chaosinabox almost 8 years ago
As I recall, when this strip first ran, some pranksters actually did go and put a picture of Paige on the page for warthogs….