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  2. resources - Is Wikipedia Trustworthy? - Writing Stack Exchange

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/32135

    Wikipedia generally uses reliable secondary sources, which vet data from primary sources. If the information on another Wikipedia page (which you want to cite as the source) has a primary or secondary source, you should be able to cite that primary or secondary source and eliminate the middleman (or "middle-page" in this case).

  3. It is not about credibility (Wikipedia is as credible as most sources, which is to say that it contains a certain number of errors and omissions, just like everything else). It is about traceability. What matters when you cite a source in an academic paper is that you provide tracability for your assertions.

  4. Is Wikimedia Commons a credible source for images?

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/67658/is-wikimedia-commons-a-credible...

    In general, Wikipedia is a great source for ideas. That is, if you want an introduction into some topic you can well read a Wikipedia article for some first ideas and then do some research of your own inspired by what you read on Wikipedia, e.g. on Google Scholar, and/or find the sources given in the Wikipedia article and read them yourself.

  5. How do we write a good edit on Wikipedia? - Writing Stack...

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/43210/how-do-we-write-a-good-edit-on-wikipedia

    There's a guide at Wikipedia:Reliable sources (don't read it all, just skim the first few paragraphs). (3) The WP Manual of Style (type WP:MOS into the searchbox) is intimidating beyond belief. Try the page Help:Getting started for something a bit (though not much) more user-friendly.

  6. Is Sherlock Holmes public domain for use in a story?

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/8677

    Aug 21, 2013 at 8:12. So far as I know, the Holmes stories are in the public domain. When ACDoyle himself was asked by a contemporary if she could write a play in which Holmes marries, he famously responded, "You may marry him or murder him or do as you like with him." – Lauren-Clear-Monica-Ipsum. Aug 21, 2013 at 9:59.

  7. Wikipedia is not the best resource and definitely not the most reliable” — This is an odd comment: Wikipedia has repeatedly been shown to, in fact, be the most reliable general reference. It’s on par with or better than expert-curated, closed-source encyclopaedias.

  8. Where to find authors of the articles from the Times archive?

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/18014

    I've found a very interesting piece of information that is only mentioned on Wikipedia. Here are the bibliography details: "Money-Making Films of 1962". The Times (London). 4 January 1964. p. 4. Since this site cannot be used as a reliable source, I tried to find the article in the Times archive.

  9. citations - Typo correction when citing an external source -...

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/25323

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  10. Can there only be a protagonist if there is an antagonist?

    writing.stackexchange.com/questions/54020/can-there-only-be-a-protagonist-if...

    There does not need to be antagonist as a character, but there should be some sort of conflict. It could be the case that the role of antagonist is played by another character, but it could also be played by nature, luck/fate/God, society or even the protagonist herself. The Wikipedia article on gets into more detail on this, including this ...

  11. How to copyright a book without lawyer and outside USA?

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    Whenever Amazon "publishes" your work, this might count for copyright as well, but this may not be as reliable in the United States: From Wikipedia - Berne Convention "In the internet age, unrestricted publication online may be considered publication in every sufficiently internet-connected jurisdiction in the world.