[WikiEN-l] Getting hammered in a tv interview is not fun

[Sam Blacketer]

On 3/30/07, wikien-l-request at lists.wikimedia.org
<wikien-l-request at lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
> From: Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net>
>
> A student email directory?  In what way is that not original research?

I'd call that a primary source; however to link the appearance of a name
in there to a known identity is original research. For instance, if a
student directory included "Blacketer, Samuel Peter" (unlikely ;-) this
would be a primary source for saying that someone called by that
name was a student at that institution, but it would be original research
to link that name to a person about whom you know some other
information.

In this case the name Bona Mugabe didn't even appear where it was
claimed.

-- 
Sam Blacketer
London E15