Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Kate recently referenced the story in the Tribune about the Intelligent Design vs. Evolution debate. To be sure, ID vs E is a timely subject, and perfect for inclusion in a newspaper. The paper can give us all the facts, so those that don’t know about the differences can find out more. But there are two problems with the article. First of all, reporters Ronnie Blair and Allyson Bird failed to mention (as did Kate) the third view in the discussion, the Flying Spaghetti Monster. But even more disturbing, the reporters actually cite Wikipedia as a source (about 2/3 down).

I thought we weren’t supposed to do that. In fact using accredited sources is one of the reasons that makes the MSM better than us lowly bloggers. Because of the likelihood that the entry changes over time, Wikipedia has suggested guidelines for citing (which the Trib also ignored).

As with any source, especially those of unknown authorship, you should be wary and independently verify the accuracy of Wikipedia information if possible

**Editor’s note** I’ve been waiting for an excuse to link to the Flying Spaghetti Monster. This seemed as good a reason as any.

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