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

[Jan Whitaker]

At 10:52 AM 9/11/2006, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>Hi Jan,
>
>But you have demonstrated the problem I was raising, what authority 
>does the analysis have?

Not sure how I demonstrated any problem. I wrote that off the top of 
my head. Are you saying what I indicated was wrong?

>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...

I missed that intention of your posting. Sorry!  I think linking to 
Google searches is not very helpful because the results list will 
change. If one needs to make a point and validate it, I think Wiki is 
less likely to change and is a resource itself, not just a list of 
resources that aren't examined at all as in google or any other search engine.

Jan

>M
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>Jan Whitaker wrote:
>>At 08:22 AM 9/11/2006, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
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>>>a)Carbon Cycle
>>><http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Carbon+Cycle&btnG=Google+Search&meta=> 
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>>>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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