A Duke University Chronicle article discusses the ban against using Wikipedia as a resource for research at a few schools, and the wider controversy surrounding the website's use in academia. The citizen-sourced, nonprofit encyclopedia was formed in 2001, and has quickly become a student favorite. While the vast majority of schools and departments have not banned referencing the online source, most professors advise against it. An article from North Carolina State University examines Conservapedia, the 2006 brainchild of 58 New Jersey home-schooled college-bound students. The site’s mission statement reads “Tired of liberal bias every time you search on Google and a Wikipedia page appears? Now it's time for the Conservatives to get our voice out on the Internet.” Professors similarly caution against using the wiki-based site.

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