Research, Publication, and Wikipedia

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  1. imalcolm

    imalcolm New Member

    [1101.4968] A Protocol for Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence
    Researchers Call For Creation of Standardized METI Protocol For Talking To Extraterrestrials | Popular Science

    While researching, I noticed text in that paper (apparently accepted for publication) which is very similar to a couple wiki articles. See page 6 of the paper along with:
    Arecibo message - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Teen Age Message - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Just lazy or something else? Am I mistaken? I use wikipedia but only as a starting point.
     
  2. KariS

    KariS New Member

    Are you implying that a highly regard (sic) journal (sic) such as "Popular Science" may use unattributed information! "I'm shocked, shocked to find that plagerizim is going on in here!" paraphrased from Captain Renault (Claude Rains), Casablanca (1942).
     
  3. nanoose

    nanoose New Member

    plazerizim?
     
  4. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    A protocol is not necessary. The aliens that live under my bed talk to me every morning.
     
  5. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    D.Surf, please don't be offended when I tell you this; I am 100% certain that those are not aliens under your bed.

    They prefer closets.
     
  6. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Ergo, whomever edited the Wikipedia articles likely copied and pasted from the publications. It happens all the time.
     
  7. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    [​IMG] Please ignore the grade school grammatical mistake featured above... :dunce:
     
  8. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    LOL! Thanks, I feel much better.
     
  9. imalcolm

    imalcolm New Member

    I considered that possibility, so I reviewed the edit history of the Wikipedia pages and the paragraphs in question appear to have been there for several years.
     

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