An underlying reason Professors could be banning Wikipedia citations is that information is becoming too easy to find there. The Wikipedia sources rather than Wikipedia article is an easy workaround and a more tactful student would already be doing this. If you want a good mark and things come "too easy" a professor or teacher might resent it so its a good precaution to make it look like you put in an effort on the problem. Obscure references can help with this and an excellent source for those references is the Wikipedia. Google is an excellent source of alternate references as well.
"You can't handle the truth!" -
Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men (1992)
Source: Wikipedia
Students pay for their education in order to get those problem-solving skills. If corporate reps want to pay many people will gladly provide them with what they want. Money is still the universal language.
Google is clearly just looking out for their users and simply protecting the integrity of their service. No one cares about cheaters except to keep them out of the game.
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An underlying reason Professors could be banning Wikipedia citations is that information is becoming too easy to find there. The Wikipedia sources rather than Wikipedia article is an easy workaround and a more tactful student would already be doing this. If you want a good mark and things come "too easy" a professor or teacher might resent it so its a good precaution to make it look like you put in an effort on the problem. Obscure references can help with this and an excellent source for those references is the Wikipedia. Google is an excellent source of alternate references as well. "You can't handle the truth!" - Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men (1992) Source: Wikipedia
I'm a Canadian and I resent that tax among other things. I now live in Texas.
Students pay for their education in order to get those problem-solving skills. If corporate reps want to pay many people will gladly provide them with what they want. Money is still the universal language.
Google is clearly just looking out for their users and simply protecting the integrity of their service. No one cares about cheaters except to keep them out of the game.