In response to the concerns about Wikipedia:Reliable sources and previous concerns expressed about NOR and V, I've put up a proposal that No original research and Verifiability be combined into one new content policy: [[Wikipedia:Attribution]].
The policy in a nutshell would be that "All material published by Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source."
The introduction makes it plain that not all material must actually be attributed. It must simply be capable of being atttributed. That is, it must not be original research.
I think this would get rid of a lot of the confusion that surrounds what "verifiability" means, and what the relationship is between V and NOR. I've also proposed that we rename RS to "How to find reliable sources" and that it become a page of advice about where to look for good sources (not a guideline or policy).
The proposal is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Attribution
David and Phil, and others who have expressed concern about RS, I hope you'll take a look at it and explain where it might cause problems, because I'm pretty certain any concerns could be ironed out.
Sarah