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and it should not be cited as such.
A reference in an article to a specific person's work should not just say "Dijkstra, E. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarded_Command_Language." Fortunately, Wikipedia is footnoted, so I have sent this article back with the suggestion of citing the original paper either via Dijkstra's web site, or as published in Communications of the ACM (which is referenced on the copy of the paper on the author's web site). Citing the paper and then pointing to Wikipedia for more information on the topic would, I think, be reasonable. But I am not the editor here, I'm the proofreader, so it's someone else's decision.
(As it happens, this particular Wikipedia article notes "needs additional citations for verification" at the top.)
A reference in an article to a specific person's work should not just say "Dijkstra, E. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarded_Command_Language." Fortunately, Wikipedia is footnoted, so I have sent this article back with the suggestion of citing the original paper either via Dijkstra's web site, or as published in Communications of the ACM (which is referenced on the copy of the paper on the author's web site). Citing the paper and then pointing to Wikipedia for more information on the topic would, I think, be reasonable. But I am not the editor here, I'm the proofreader, so it's someone else's decision.
(As it happens, this particular Wikipedia article notes "needs additional citations for verification" at the top.)
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I've noticed that it is becoming increasingly difficult for my students to conduct internet research without encountering wiki, answers.com or a similar site as the source. Several websites post info that is simply copied from these sites! I keep telling my students to seek out the earliest sources! And yes, that will probably mean reading some challenging text!