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Yes, it's very fashionable to be snooty about the wiki. Nature compared Wiki articles with Britannica articles, and wiki came out on top wrt accuracy. So it is a legitimate source of information according to Nature. It's an encyclopaedia, not a primary source, so, as in reading Enc Britannica, caution is always welcome. I'm not sure it's worthy of the warning, though. Roger On 2/19/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've noticed several listees using Wikipedia as a > legitimate source of info. People should know, > therefore, that the entries are written by amateur > volunteers and are accordingly unreliable. > > Candice > > Fear is a friend who's misunderstood > But I know the heart of life is good > (John Mayer) > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get your own web address. > Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL > -- My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde