Re: Evil Internet, yet again

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

There is lots of good and accurate info on Wikipedia, but if you're
really going to rely on it you need to check the sources

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com


-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:19 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Evil Internet, yet again

I'm sure that neither teachers nor parents have anything to do with the
falling exam scores. ;-)

Richard

http://news.scotsman.com/education/Falling-exam--passes-blamed.4209408.j
p

Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia 'littered with inaccuracies'

Published Date:  21 June 2008
By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN

WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for
Scotland's falling exam pass rates.

The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) said pupils are turning to
websites and internet resources that contain inaccurate or deliberately
misleading information before passing it off as their own work.

The group singled out online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows
entries to
be logged or updated by anyone and is not verified by researchers, as
the
main source of information.

Standard Grade pass rates were down for the first time in four years
last
year and the SPTC is now calling for pupils to be given lessons on using
the
internet appropriately for additional research purposes "before the
problem
gets out of hand".

...



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