[Taxacom] Wikipedia vs. science

[Paul van Rijckevorsel]

From: Stephen Thorpe 
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 9:37 AM

> Oh Tony, if only it were that simple! Wikipedia community 
> have long ago distanced themselves from Wikispecies, 
> and it is expressly forbidden to use other Wikimedia projects
> like Wikispecies as sources for Wikipedia articles. It was
> actually this very issue which got this unfortunate snowball 
> rolling down hill in the first place ...

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A very wise policy this is. Some parts of Wikispecies are 
easily as bad as Wikipedia (very often the same users doing 
their worst!), so it is not a reliable source. It may point out
reliable sources, and may thus be a useful waystation, but it 
is not necessarily usable beyond that.

Paul