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Old 05-08-2008, 01:23 AM   #25 (permalink)
deafskeptic
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
The difference is, a print encyclopedia is edited and verified. Contributions come from people who are credentialed. Not so with Wiki.
Yes, that's the most important part and I forgot to metion that in my post. That's a major reason why I'd rarely use wiki in research and I'd be careful not to use it as a single source of info.

It's why Infidels.org won't accept wiki in many of it's threads.
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