Why you dont quote wikipedia:

[Sternjaeger II]

I dunno if you guys ever created a Wikipedia page, but normally you need to give a reference from a reputable source (e.g. a book on the topic), Wikipedia is just an easier way to gather information available on a topic and make them into an easily accessible page. One thing that you need to be careful about though is whether the topic of the specific page is covered in all its spectrum or some aspects are (deliberately or not) omitted from the page.

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I dunno if you guys ever created a Wikipedia page, but normally you need to give a reference from a reputable source (e.g. a book on the topic), Wikipedia is just an easier way to gather information available on a topic and make them into an easily accessible page. One thing that you need to be careful about though is whether the topic of the specific page is covered in all its spectrum or some aspects are (deliberately or not) omitted from the page.

Well i do create Wikipedia Articels:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Kongo_Otto
it's sometimes pretty hard work to get all the sources together.
Nevertheless it's a good reason to buy books.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

Well i do create Wikipedia Articels:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Kongo_Otto
it's sometimes pretty hard work to get all the sources together.
Nevertheless it's a good reason to buy books.

well yes, otherwise how do you know where to find the original info?!

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

well yes, otherwise how do you know where to find the original info?!

Sometimes when i don't have the proper sources i call some friends which i know they have the proper sources and sometimes i go to libraries and look for sources.

[ATAG_Doc]

Many people write their own Wikipedia articles about themselves. Very entertaining.

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

Many people write their own Wikipedia articles about themselves. Very entertaining.

Most of this articles (at least in the German wikipedia) are very fast deleted but as you said sometimes very very entertaining.