JAY JG wrote:
steven l. rubenstein said:
repute of sources. Our "official policy" of "cite sources" explains that claims should come from reputable sources,
Tony Sidaway replied:
You mean [[wikipedia:cite sources]] says this? Where does it say that sources should be reputable?
The policy states "More than that, you should actively search for authoritative references to cite". Authoritative, in my view, means reputable.
At the risk of splitting hairs, I usually interpret "authoritative" as being with respect to something, while "reputable" is less focussed. A LaRouche website can be authoritative w.r.t. official group positions, while being considered non-authoritative on every other subject, and maybe generally disreputable to boot.
References and external links should include at least brief caveats about quality of sources, just as one sees in good book bibliographies.
Stan