Will Wikipedia replace the academic thesis?

[microrobert]

Will Wikipedia replace the academic thesis?

From Ukraine to Egypt, universities are looking to drop traditional requirements for scholarly papers in favor of internet entries.

KYIV, Ukraine — Click on a Wikipedia topic about optometry in the Polish language or Newtonian mechanics in Ukrainian and the article that pops up may well be a college student thesis.

That’s because universities in Poland and Ukraine are exploring new requirements. Instead of cribbing research from Wikipedia for papers that will probably only gather dust, advocates of the idea say students would be better off writing their own Wikipedia articles.

Although critics warn that Wikipedia articles are no substitute for rigorous academic papers, supporters say more than simply putting more information at public disposal, erasing boundaries between the internet and academia will invigorate scholarship by enabling it to benefit everyone.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/130313/wikipedia-academic-thesis-Poland-Ukraine-Egypt

[RussiaPrussia]

Wikipedia can only be recomended if you know how to use it. You need to look at the references and links, its also very recommended to edit by yourself so you understand the basics and you can improve the website. Because there are so many information out there which wikipedia hasnt on it or isnt allowed to have it written.


But imo sooner or later Wikipedia will fall. There is actually a much more useful site its called wikia

http://zelda.wikia.com/?redirect=no

Basically its about films, series and videogames giving every medium its own wiki portal and articles for example the zelda wikia page gives every item and enemies its own article so people can know much more about a specific topic. I think this will one day replace wikipedia its maybe first life style but its soon going to be research as well etc.

[Gaijin]

Wikipedia is NOT a tree of sources, let alone a reliable root for information.

It is often overpowered by a certain folder of identities, who want to keep a page written under a certain way for personal acquisition.