In a message dated 3/5/2007 12:58:43 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jwales@wikia.com writes:
How to confirm? What counts as confirmation? What sorts of things need confirmation? These are very interesting questions, as there are many types of situations. But one thing that we have always been very very good at is taking the time to develop a nuanced policy.
I wouldn't say academia should be the only criteria for credibility. What about work in field or exposure to it? Someone who fought in World War II or a family member who had their loved one being killed in action provides exposure to the topics involved. Often, historians interview those involved. Slavery and the Civil War provide other examples.
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