Oh young people ...

[blamebrampton]

I caught a news snippet while rushing to get dressed this morning. It was on the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia, and the journalist was interviewing a schoolboy who looked about 17. He told her that he used Wikipedia regularly and found it to be a good source. When the journalist asked him about the varying credibility and skill of Wikipedia contributors, he stared in wide-eyed horror.

After a moment, he replied, 'Well, I've only just found out about that. I thought that there was a central place it all came from where everything was checked! This is big news. I am going to have to think about this at length!'

Twelve hours later, I have nearly stopped giggling.

Comments

[winterthunder.livejournal.com]

Definitely seen that one. It's amazing, and really sad when you consider that 95% of the time, you can look up Wikipedia's citations and go straight to a legitimate source.

[cinnatart.livejournal.com]

THIS. I would hand them back and tell them I'd read it when they followed/used/cited the proper sources at the bottom of Wiki. It's amazing how many of them DON'T REALISE that they're there.