Re: [Air-L] using wikipedia articles in academic paper

Stefano De Paoli wrote:

I was thinking, what is the general practice in using wikipedia in academic paper writing? and are there limits/rules/good practices that you follow, both in writing and in review processes?

I wonder what the general practice is ... - citing review articles and monographs, but not textbooks ? - citing http://scholarpedia.org, but not http://wikipedia.com ? - citing "private communications", but not "email" ? and - citing sources in the "introduction" and, perhaps, "conclusion" section of an article versus the "research" section. versus, as a few posters have remarked - not providing any citations and sources for general, undergraduate lectures