Question..

what the hell is a polymer? i tried wiki... but my school has blocked it.. can anyone help

That's it in a nutshell. I don't understand why you can't research at school. Internet, library, etc.

Can you imagine what school was like before wiki and google?

Also funny that the school doesn't block gaming sites.

well suposedly you can access porn on wiki... so my school blocked it..

and thanks

thanks i really enjoy being flamed

Doesn't your school have a library? It should be a large room or building full of books.

O.o

I also find it interesting the school doesn't block game sites.

And the world of education online before wikipedia was a sad, sad place consisting of iirc very slow loading commercially sponsored encyclopeadia sites. Problem now is convincing people that citing wiki in the works cited/bibliography list of a research paper is not generally a good move. (depending on topic and purpose of course)

maybe it was a flame and i just didn't see it

Polymers are materials composed of repeating subunits. Organic polymers include polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose, nucleic acids, and proteins. Inorganic polymers include such things as diamonds, asbestos, rayon, polyester, and nylon.

As an aside most universities do not accept wiki as a credible resource...

Some people actually do research without using a computer at all.

thats crazy talk

who doesnt use a comp? If i ever dont know something.... google will know

Now that GURU is a source of wisdom I think I will quote it as a reference on my next exam..

Anyone can edit a wiki, so they are never acceptable as a credible source. Even closed wikis present some difficulties with source citations. However, wikipedia does have several aspects that you can make use of for academic research. All edits require citation with a source list at the bottom of the page. When editors find something changed without a source for that change, they usually revert it back to the old article. Use those notes at the bottom of the page to reference books, magazine articles, newspapers etc. Then pull your data from those sources.

Also wikipedia does have a "clean" version. Point your instructor to this page: http://schools-wikipedia.org/
While its not the complete content of wikipedia, the articles and all off-site links are verified to remove depictions of violence, nudity, profanity etc. It is also a closed project, pulling verified articles from the original wikipedia page while disallowing any direct edits to the "school friendly" version.
Of course, any kid looking to wikipedia for porn has some serious problems. Why settle for an article and a photo of a relatively unattractive person when a proxy jump to a porn site will give you interactive HD video of trained professionals committing whatever depraved act you want?

If you want wikipedia, try a google search for "CGI Proxy" and follow the links. You'll figure it out.

When I was at school there was no such thing as the internet, we had to make do with these things called "books"! You try to "Google" something when the term "To Google" didn't have a meaning becasue Google didn't even exist!

Guru is never blocked. I think, for some reason, it has never been categorised or something. I'm unable to access either wiki at work, nor IGN or anything else even remotely games related. Guru, however, is clean.

Yay for that ^^

yeah.. i can get on all my game forums.. diablo2... guild wars.. my guilds websites even..

but wiki and google... no..

Keep in mind that there is such a thing as "google books" and "google scholar" in the search options in google. Those ARE acceptable sources to site in college level papers because it is just an online listing of primary and secondary sources (so you can site the book you look up on google, not the website).

Kids these days seem to be allergic to paper. They can't touch a book, but they can touch a plastic mouse. How many kids these days even know what Dewey Decimal is for, much less how to use it? The internet is a double edged sword. It is an amazingly effective tool, but often, it cuts th user more than anyone else.