No one responsible "sources" Wikipedia for anything other than pop culture ephemera. Wikipedia is an informative site, not an authoritative site. (That said, it is one of the most informative websites in the world, and is fairly reliable on most subjects.) I use Wikipedia all the time when I want information on something; but if I want to write with authority, I hit the journals and other standard references. Everyone with at least a high school education already knows to do this.
The only thing worse than citing Wikipedia is citing Conservapedia. The website is a joke in bad taste. But sometimes funny bits do turn up on RationalWiki's Conservapedia watch.
56 posted on 11/11/2007 7:29:45 AM PST by Caesar Soze