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Fastfission wrote:
True, but I think one should consult secondary sources *first* for our project, and primary sources *second*. You cannot consult a primary source without an interpretative framework, and you should be deriving that from a secondary source, in my interpretation of [[WP:NOR]]. Primary sources are great for adding color and authenticity to an article -- nobody disputes that -- but articles based solely on primary sources are chancy indeed, and no individual user's individual idiosyncratic interpretation of a primary source should trump the interpretation given in a secondary source. The people who usually insist on primary sources over secondary sources are usually the ones who think that the "establishment" opinion is bunk -- a fairly good indication of a NPOV violation or a NOR violation.
Strongly agreed. I'm doing mediation right now on some Islamic-related articles and one of the disputants is sourcing everything directly from the Quran :-(
- -- Ben McIlwain ("Cyde Weys")
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