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Message: [QUOTE="Malcolm, post: 2441581"] There's a fuss at our university about students referencing Wikipedia. The fact is that the student obtains his knowledge from Wikipedia, because if you want go from knowing nothing about a topic to having some level of background, the easiest and legitimate way is to type "Jacobi decomposition" into Wikipedia. There is a case for ending the tradition of anonymity. It's a new medium. It has its problems. So too do all other sources of information. It must not be dismissed, but I agree that one mustn't accept everything written as authoritative. [/QUOTE]