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Umbra Ac Silentium
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Postby Umbra Ac Silentium » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:30 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Umbra Ac Silentium wrote::P Mhm, but any source they use will be too unreliable[1], because it's not in the right format[2], or something like that. Inevitably, an obscure wikipedia[3] article will be used.

HEhhe. ^-^

Even when Zeno was in middle school, teachers told us not to cite Wiki. :P

But wikipedia is as accurate[1] as Britannica[2]. O__O

Hehe, but yeah, my teachers didn't mind, mostly. >~> I got lucky. Probably because I used a few other sources too...

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Postby Meowfoundland » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:30 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Umbra Ac Silentium wrote::P Mhm, but any source they use will be too unreliable[1], because it's not in the right format[2], or something like that. Inevitably, an obscure wikipedia[3] article will be used.

HEhhe. ^-^

Even when Zeno was in middle school, teachers told us not to cite Wiki. :P


They tell us that too, which is why we just take the Wikipedia citations and pretend we found them by ourselves.

I be so lazy.
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Postby Zeth Rekia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:31 pm

That Umbra is the only person Zeno can imagine talking about tacos with.

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Postby Zeth Rekia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:35 pm

Umbra Ac Silentium wrote:But wikipedia is as accurate[1] as Britannica[2]. O__O

Hehe, but yeah, my teachers didn't mind, mostly. >~> I got lucky. Probably because I used a few other sources too...

Most things are inaccurate to some degree, da?

Mmm, okay. :]

Meowfoundland wrote:They tell us that too, which is why we just take the Wikipedia citations and pretend we found them by ourselves.

I be so lazy.

Think earlier this year Zeno's district pretty much blocked wiki.
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Postby Umbra Ac Silentium » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:35 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Umbra Ac Silentium wrote:But wikipedia is as accurate[1] as Britannica[2]. O__O

Hehe, but yeah, my teachers didn't mind, mostly. >~> I got lucky. Probably because I used a few other sources too...

Most things are inaccurate to some degree, da?

Mmm, okay. :]

Meowfoundland wrote:They tell us that too, which is why we just take the Wikipedia citations and pretend we found them by ourselves.

I be so lazy.

Think later this year they pretty much blocked wiki.

Ehehe, pretty much. ^.^ Imagine if something managed to be entirely error free. owo

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Postby Vortiaganica » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:37 pm

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Zeth Rekia wrote:HEhhe. ^-^

Even when Zeno was in middle school, teachers told us not to cite Wiki. :P


They tell us that too, which is why we just take the Wikipedia citations and pretend we found them by ourselves.

I be so lazy.


My teachers just tell us to use the Wikipedia citations.

I use Wiki as my source, and then cite Wiki's citations. I make sure to check them first tho. Wiki is my first port of call.
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Postby Zeth Rekia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:37 pm

Umbra Ac Silentium wrote:Ehehe, pretty much. ^.^ Imagine if something managed to be entirely error free. owo

Hard to imagine. :p
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Postby Grenartia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:38 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Umbra Ac Silentium wrote::P Mhm, but any source they use will be too unreliable[1], because it's not in the right format[2], or something like that. Inevitably, an obscure wikipedia[3] article will be used.

HEhhe. ^-^

Even when Zeno was in middle school, teachers told us not to cite Wiki. :P


I did it anyways. Of course, I always checked the sources cited on the wiki pages...

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Postby Knoxcrest » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:38 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:[quote="Umbra Ac Silentium";p="6619500"Ehehe, pretty much. ^.^ Imagine if something managed to be entirely error free. owo

Hard to imagine. :p[/quote]
If you want something error free, check out the wikipedia page for Chuck Norris.

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Postby Zeth Rekia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:39 pm

Knoxcrest wrote:If you want something error free, check out the wikipedia page for Chuck Norris.

They're not allowed to make errors there.

Chuck Norris is shit.

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Postby Meowfoundland » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:39 pm

Vortiaganica wrote:
Meowfoundland wrote:
They tell us that too, which is why we just take the Wikipedia citations and pretend we found them by ourselves.

I be so lazy.


My teachers just tell us to use the Wikipedia citations.

I use Wiki as my source, and then cite Wiki's citations. I make sure to check them first tho. Wiki is my first port of call.


It's really useful for subjects like History where you need lots of citations and footnotes from different sources.
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Postby Meowfoundland » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:40 pm

That Daria has aged really well.
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Postby Umbra Ac Silentium » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:42 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Knoxcrest wrote:If you want something error free, check out the wikipedia page for Chuck Norris.

They're not allowed to make errors there.

Chuck Norris is shit.

^ This times infinity. Every time I read one of those "jokes" I have the urge to plunge scalding nails into my eyes. ^.o

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Postby Grenartia » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:43 pm

Umbra Ac Silentium wrote:
Zeth Rekia wrote:Chuck Norris is shit.

^ This times infinity. Every time I read one of those "jokes" I have the urge to plunge scalding nails into my eyes. ^.o


Most of them were ripped off from Vin Diesel anyways...
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Postby The Merchant Republics » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:43 pm

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Postby New East Ireland » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:02 am

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Postby Knoxcrest » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:03 am

New East Ireland wrote:That I should go to bed.

bed is for quitters, me and Chris have already been over this.
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Postby Zeth Rekia » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:11 am

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New East Ireland wrote:That I should go to bed.

bed is for quitters, me and Chris have already been over this.

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Postby Devious Imposters » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:13 am

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Postby Knoxcrest » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:14 am

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Knoxcrest wrote:bed is for quitters, me and Chris have already been over this.

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Das macht keinen Sinn!
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Postby Indeos » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:25 am

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Postby Soviet Haaregrad » Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:46 am

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Postby The House of Petain » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:42 am

Soviet Haaregrad wrote:The best thing about working in a shitty neighbourhood by the bus station where the drug dealers and homeless people congregate is the readily available supply of intoxicants one can find at 2:30am. 8)


Nice. All I hear are Jerry Springer appropriate disputes, and some fat chick who looks like she wants to rape me.
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Postby Soviet Haaregrad » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:47 am

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Soviet Haaregrad wrote:The best thing about working in a shitty neighbourhood by the bus station where the drug dealers and homeless people congregate is the readily available supply of intoxicants one can find at 2:30am. 8)


Nice. All I hear are Jerry Springer appropriate disputes, and some fat chick who looks like she wants to rape me.


The fat chick already raped me. And now ignores me. >.>
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Postby The House of Petain » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:49 am

Soviet Haaregrad wrote:
The House of Petain wrote:
Nice. All I hear are Jerry Springer appropriate disputes, and some fat chick who looks like she wants to rape me.


The fat chick already raped me. And now ignores me. >.>


Pssh, that bitch :P
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