On 4/29/07, Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
Most sources you'll find in a thirty second search will be self-published web pages, and we can't use self-published sources. Even just figuring out whether or not a web page is self-published within the Wikipedia meaning takes longer than 30 seconds.
There's nothing wrong with using self-published sources, the key is to find ones that themselves cite their sources and are professional and well-written. If I were to write an article on subject X right now, someone would eventually use it as a source if I wrote a good enough text. They become a problem when you use them to make yourself, your business or your own fringe opinions seem more important than they are. That's when they're not allowed.
Mgm