Guide for Teachers (Draft)/major issues

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  • Unreliable information: discussion of sourcing and references.
  • All information found on the Internet should be treated with regard to the principle of caveat emptor.
  • The process whereby any Wikipedia article reaches its current state is open to scrutiny.
  • Time-critical information: discussion of article histories, blue-bar templates.
  • Article versions and citation: discussion of permalinks.
  • Citation style: Toolbox, "cite this page".
  • Plagiarism: copy-and-paste into Wikipedia not generally allowed, out of Wikipedia is forbidden for most types of assessed work.
  • Anonymity: Anonymous editing, pseudonymous editing, IP numbers (static and dynamic), privacy and safety.
  • Patrolling and transparency: Wikipedia, unlike the Web in general, has constant monitoring of its content, and the ability to track edit histories in detail.