2026-01-02 13:42 UTC
Ok, fine. I’m not critiquing their directive. Just saying what it was at the time. Ergo, I’m not making the news, just reporting it.
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@plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-02 13:46
It’s STILL like that. I’m sorry for explaining why they specifically do something. You wouldn’t use the librarian as a source, but all the books she told you about can be listed. Then write what they said and see if they notice. Same situation, different era.
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@Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-02 14:00
The point is that Wikipedia (in theory) doesn’t make any argument about anything. It simply mirrors or summarizes information. Using Wikipedia as a source is somewhat similar to listing “the notes I made during class” as your source. Your source list is not meant to simply list where you got the information from, but actually list the origin of that information.