You'll never believe what one of my classmates cited as a source for a paper

[XMan]

I am almost crying I'm laughing so hard.

Preparing a Living Will

Thankfully it wasn't her only source but I genuinely think she didn't realize it was a comedy site.

 

[Oil]

Haha, good one. I was expecting Wikipedia

Edit: OP below

 

[oiprocs]

I like your name. You're old too. What hazmat an you be?

 

[Steve]

Awesome, wish I could have seen that.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Oil
Haha, good one. I was expecting Wikipedia

We are expressly forbidden in using Wikipedia as an online source. I guess they'll have to add the Onion to the syllabus . . . LOL!

 

[krylon]

Originally posted by: XMan
I am almost crying I'm laughing so hard.

Preparing a Living Will

Thankfully it wasn't her only source but I genuinely think she didn't realize it was a comedy site.

:camera: of classmate or I call shens

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: XMan
I am almost crying I'm laughing so hard.

Preparing a Living Will

Thankfully it wasn't her only source but I genuinely think she didn't realize it was a comedy site.

:camera: of classmate or I call shens

truly, a post worthy of merit.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: XMan
I am almost crying I'm laughing so hard.

Preparing a Living Will

Thankfully it wasn't her only source but I genuinely think she didn't realize it was a comedy site.

:camera: of classmate or I call shens

Online class.

 

[Phokus]

What was the professor's comment?

 

[HannibalX]

Students will use anything as a reference these days... heck, I bet some have used ATOT.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: Phokus
What was the professor's comment?

Won't see it until he grades in a couple days. We're doing peer review / discussion right now.

 

[ChaoZ]

I honestly think teachers don't give a crap what you source as long as it's not Wikipedia.

 

[Red Squirrel]

LOL awesome.

I remember how hard it was to find sources though, so he/she probably needed just one more to finish the paper and sneaked that one in.

I remember once I wrote an article and put it online then used it as a source LOL.

 

[iGas]

LOL, it could be on purpose.

congrats to your classmate if she get a way with it.

 

[TheVrolok]

Citation fail.. unless it was deviously on purpose. In which case, win, if he gets away with it.

 

[Hacp]

Don't you guys have lexus nexus?

 

[tasmanian]

What was the paper about? If it relates I don't see the problem of citing it.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: XMan

Originally posted by: Oil
Haha, good one. I was expecting Wikipedia

We are expressly forbidden in using Wikipedia as an online source. I guess they'll have to add the Onion to the syllabus . . . LOL!

we are allowed to, but told to use our best judgement and the material we actually get from there. For instance, in a recent paper on the effects of disease on economic growth, i used wikipedia to look up some basic info on malaria. I think i got scientific names, biological structure, etc. The softer the science, the less reliable the wiki.

 

[AstroManLuca]

When I was in college, I'd use Wikipedia to do all my research, then confirm it by searching for sources backing up the information on the Wikipedia page. Wikipedia is a good way to get information together, but you have to confirm the information that is presented there.

 

[imported_Champ]

Originally posted by: iFX
Students will use anything as a reference these days... heck, I bet some have used ATOT.

Don't judge me!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Doesn't Wikipedia have editors anyway? So if someone puts false information it will be changed?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: iFX
Stupid students will use anything as a reference these days... heck, I bet some have used ATOT.

Fixed.

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: iFX
Godless students will use anything as a reference these days... heck, I bet some have used ATOT.

Fixed.

One more time.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: XMan

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: XMan
I am almost crying I'm laughing so hard.

Preparing a Living Will

Thankfully it wasn't her only source but I genuinely think she didn't realize it was a comedy site.

:camera: of classmate or I call shens

Online class.

so any pic should do, no?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: iFX
Students will use anything as a reference these days... heck, I bet some have used ATOT.

I've used Dave's and oldsmoboat's comments as sources for many of my papers.