Sources..Re: [LINK] Plagiarism and Encyclopaedias [WAS Wikipedia Critic ...]

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Hi Jan,

But you have demonstrated the problem I was raising, what authority does 
the analysis have?

My question was ontopic for link...and the eco stuff was just an 
example...my question was should I just link to a google search..rather 
than wikipedia...

M

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 08:22 AM 9/11/2006, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> 
>> a)Carbon Cycle
>> <http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Carbon+Cycle&btnG=Google+Search&meta=> 
>>
>>
>> b)Water Cycle
>>  <http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Water+Cycle&btnG=Search&meta=>
>>
>> There is a plethora of information here....I am tempted just to link to
>> the google search...
> 
> 
> Basic difference:
> Carbon cycle is millions of years (unless you burn fast renewable forms 
> like trees and other plants - that isn't a really good solution for CO2 
> or other particulate polution) and Water cycle is maybe hundreds of days.
> 
> Water is like land. They ain't making any more of it. And the other 
> absolute aspect of water is that it is like air, without it you die. We 
> can do without carbon, except for economic systems reasons. We cannot 
> exist without water and air.
> 
> I'm just hearing a caller to ABC radio that Melton, Vic is using 
> drinking water for road construction!!! How nuts is that?!
> 
> Jan
> 
> 
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