[WikiEN-l] MUD history dissolving into the waters of time

[Durova]

Actually, Todd, self-published sources by experts are reliable.  Last time I
checked.  I remember one RSN thread where somebody tried to argue the
editor-in-chief of the *Village Voice* could not be cited when he commented
about journalism at his own blog (because there was nobody above him in the
organization to edit his blog, I suppose).

-Durova

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:52 AM, toddmallen <toddmallen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Philip Sandifer <snowspinner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Jan 10, 2009, at 2:47 PM, WJhonson at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> When challenged, a contributor, must not only *state* that person A
> >> is a
> >> previously published expert in this area, but *show* that that is
> >> the  case.
> >>
> >> The burden of proof that someone is a previously published (by a third
> >> party) author/expert is on the contributor, not the deleter.
> >>
> >> So.  Is there evidence on the table here?
> >
> > For the expertise of Richard Bartle?
> >
> > I'm sorry. Let me try again.
> >
> > For the expertise of [[Richard Bartle]]?
> >
> > -Phil
> >
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> There is no question as to his expertise. The question is "Was his
> expertise important enough that someone who's -not him- fact checked
> and published what he had to say on this matter?" The answer appears
> to be "no". Self-published sources, even by experts, are not
> particularly reliable, nor do they in any way establish notability.
>
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