On 07/04/06, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/7/06, David Alexander Russell webmaster@davidarussell.co.uk wrote:
Yeah, the fact that you obtained the document yourself (e.g. by siccing FOIA on the FBI) does not IMHO make it original research - any more than going to the library and finding a book to read about the subject, and then citing that book as a source.
But... it doesn't pass WP:V because it has not been published in a reliable source.
The FBI puts most of its released FOIA material online; much more is held by places like the National Security Archive and, again, accessible to the public. Wouldn't this class as publication by a reputable source?
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