Scholarpedia doesn't have much yet. I searched on "rhythm and blues,"
"jazz," "Robert Johnson," "Auden" and "Andres Serrano," and all came up
blank. But it's a good idea.
I've contributed to a few Wiki articles on rhythm and blues figures.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Duemer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Wikipedia--Beware!
> I've found Wikipedia generally reliable in areas I know something about.
> I've contributed to a couple of articles in small ways. I have run across
> entries that are badly written, fragmentary & unsatisfactory, but I use it
> as a quick reference. Here's what I put on my writing assignments for my
> students:
>
> **Wikipedia is an online resource that anyone can edit. Its entries are
> not
> authoritative and vary widely in accuracy and quality. Still, it can be a
> useful resource, particularly on subjects of popular culture such as those
> we deal with in this class. The best rule is, don't accept anything in a
> WP
> article without checking it against other sources and against common
> sense.
>
> I like the general philosophy. There are also efforts beginning that will
> use wiki technology (the word means quick in Hawaiian) with more
> restricted
> groups of contributors. Check out
> Scholarpedia<http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page>
> .
>
> --
> Joseph Duemer
> Professor of Humanities
> Clarkson University
> [sharpsand.net]
>
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