[Air-L] using wikipedia articles in academic paper

[Steve Cavrak]

On May 7, 2009, at 10:19 AM, Nick Lalone wrote:

> How many times has this argument found itself on the internet now?  
> Someone
> should keep track.

Definitely - it's a nice thesis study on the sociology and culture of  
knowledge in academia ...
>
> I suppose this is tangent to the current conversation but I felt it  
> was
> worth saying.

... or in society at large, to wit:

Student's Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries


Wikipedia: the encyclopedia can be edited anonymously by users

Genevieve Carbery
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html

A WIKIPEDIA hoax by a 22-year-old Dublin student resulted in a fake  
quote being published in newspaper obituaries around the world.

The quote was attributed to French composer Maurice Jarre who died at  
the end of March.

...

[The student,] Mr Fitzgerald[,] said he placed the quote on the  
website as an experiment when doing research on globalisation.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html