Chinese Ban on Wikipedia Prevents Research

An anonymous reader writes "China has banned access to Wikipedia for the third time, outraging students and intellectuals." From the article: "The latest blocking of the website, the third shutdown of the site in China in the past two years, has now continued for more than 10 weeks without any explanation and without any indication whether the ban is temporary or permanent ... Others said the blocking of Wikipedia has been a major blow to their research projects and even to their prospects of passing civil-service exams. 'How can I do my thesis now?' a university student asked on another Chinese website."

Comments

Re:Wikipedia may not always be the best choice

[MoonFog]

I found Wikipedia to be an excellent starting point on several issues when I was writing my thesis, but I did not use it as the source itself. The explanations on wikipedia are often very good and will give some insight into a topic you can explore further with more indepth research papers.

Re:Doomed. Doomed, I tell you!

[syukton]

UMass student admits "Little Red Book" Hoax:
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510754

In addition to forgetting, you also evidently didn't do any due diligence on the linked material.