On 3/20/07, Angela <beesley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/20/07, Guettarda <guettarda(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In a recent posting, Jimbo stated that anything
that draws from primary
sources is OR. The section is question was drawn in part from primary
sources (San Diego courts case detail, a Superior court judgement).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons
suggests that whether or not primary sources can be used depends on
how public the figure is. For non-public figures, it says "material
from primary sources should generally not be used," whereas for public
figures it says "material from primary sources should be used with
care" though that is under the heading "Presumption in favor of
privacy".
Angela
True. But if the issue is BLP, say that it's BLP. If the issue is NPOV,
say that it's NPOV. But if you do so, then don't say "this is OR, and can
only be reintroduced if seconday sources are found".
Without clarifying the distinction between Mega Foundation, Mega Society and
Mega Society East, the article can be misleading (has been in the past),
especially given things like this
http://www.iscid.org/christopherlangan.php