orthonormal comments on Yes, a blog. - Less Wrong

88 Post author: Academian 19 November 2010 01:53AM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 19 November 2010 07:46:10PM 2 points [-]

And yet, citing from Britannica is okay - and Britannica doesn't cite its sources IIRC. And a head-to-head comparison found Wikipedia to be more accurate. (Citation needed.)

Comment author: [deleted] 19 November 2010 07:47:54PM *  7 points [-]

When I was in high school, citing from Britannica was not acceptable!

Comment author: orthonormal 22 November 2010 01:31:13AM 0 points [-]

Your high school was extremely atypical, was it not?

Comment author: [deleted] 22 November 2010 05:05:54AM 0 points [-]

maybe.