History student: It is unfair for the History Department to prohibit students from citing certain online encyclopedias in their research papers merely because these sources are not peer reviewed  In their research, students should be allowed to read whatever they wish; otherwise, it is censorship  History professor: Students are allowed to read whatever they like
The rule stipulates only that certain online encyclopedias are not to be cited as references since, given that they are not peer reviewed, they cannot reasonably be treated as reliable support for any claim
research papers written for a history class require some citations to be from sources that have been peer reviewed