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Encyclopedia Britannica to Take User Contributions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-not-how-we'd-expect dept.

Barence writes "Britannica has long been a vocal critic of Wikipedia's user-generated content, and has repeatedly attacked the accuracy of its articles. Surprisingly, then, it is rolling out a new system allowing readers to potentially contribute to articles, Wiki-style. But Britannica is keen to stress that its new website will not be following the Wiki-model, describing it 'as a collaborative process but not a democratic one.' You can try out the new Britannica beta site."

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  1. Re:Kafka said it by Skrapion · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've always wondered what the deal is with not being allowed to use wikipedia for school etc. Generally, you're not supposed to use any tertiary sources (e.g. encyclopedias) in research papers. However, you can use them to find primary and secondary sources, and Wikipedia is no different in this regard.
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