Wikipedia for the win

[Angrist]

I'm writing my thesis (on carbon sequestration [planting trees] as compensation for air travel) and I had a hard time finding scientific articles to back up my statements. I didn't want to use Wikipedia because I was afraid it wouldn't be scientific enough, but Google Scholar and other scientific databases weren't helping me out.

Then I realised that Wikipedia has references to their sources these days. So now I'm basicly finding everything I need.

[BlueFire]

Yeah, I love Wikipedia just because of their references. It's quite the useful tool. :P

[Dylflon]

Haha, my professors talk about how much they hate wikipedia and say to never quote it.

But it has saved my ass on at least three or four essays.

[MrCoffee]

i've based projects on my findings in wikipedia.

[Angrist]

Well, I'm not quoting anything directly from Wikipedia, that could indeed be a dangerous business.

My thesis supervisor luckily likes Wikipedia by the way.