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At which grade level?
At which grade level are the following Wikipedia pages appropriate for viewing in a school setting, such as a library?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Vulva_labeled.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labia_piercing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampallang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Model_in_bondage.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Model_in_vertical_hogtie.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nackt_Radtour#History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Cummz

I'm perplexed that I have to spell this out for the others who are commenting on this story. "Principles of research" is only one of the reasons why a school might endeavor to discourage or block the use of Wikipedia. I guess very few of you have small children, if you haven't even yet considered the above pages on Wikipedia.
Posted by: thekohser   Posted on: 12/08/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Wikipedia should be banned be teachers  jacob_pennington | 12/08/07
Your thinking is twisted. Why regect one source of information out of hand?  DonnieBoy | 12/08/07
I don't mean to be rude but...  ask.davis@... | 12/08/07
Come on, make an argument. Wikipedia is a great source of information,  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
sorry donnie Wikipedia has way to many flaws  SO.CAL Guy | 12/08/07
Wikipedia is just as accurate as a regular encyclpedia, and has a lot more  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
Why not? Here's why.  thekohser | 12/08/07
Right, the old fashioned way of compiling information is the ONLY way. All  DonnieBoy | 12/08/07
Donnie, relax a notch or two  thekohser | 12/08/07
Wikipedia is actually a lot better than other sources. And, it is great  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
If your kids have issues, they'll find a way.  varoon5 | 01/05/08
There's another reason for kids to use Wikipedia  KeeHinckley | 12/08/07
Excelent points. Kids can PARTICIPATE when they use Wikipedia!!!  DonnieBoy | 12/08/07
Donnie's World  thekohser | 12/08/07
Kids can NOT participate in the creation of regular encyclopedias, that is  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
ohhhhh ya lets let the kids write history just one more reason schools are  SO.CAL Guy | 12/08/07
Come on, kids are not as stupid as you think, There are a lot of things  DonnieBoy | 12/08/07
I'm glad you don't like Wikipedia, So.Cal Guy  voyager529 | 12/08/07
OK as a background reference  John L. Ries | 12/08/07
No, read it AND cite it. If you read it and used, you MUST in fact cite it.  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
Its a great teaching tool  Kungfoofighterx | 12/08/07
OK as a starting point ONLY  nechen | 12/08/07
Exactly.  SniperCT | 12/08/07
Sure, but for the days home work, you can use only Wikipedia, and other  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
At which grade level?  thekohser | 12/08/07
For me, I want my kids to see the world un-censored. My kids have never run  DonnieBoy | 12/09/07
What schools ban Wikipedia?  John Musbach | 12/12/07
WikiBunk...WikiNoCredibility  wrightus777@... | 12/15/07
RE: Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguided  slvg | 12/21/07
Again, if your kids have issues, they'll get to that.  varoon5 | 01/05/08

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