On 8/21/06, Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
I don't recall having said anything about a "complicated" theory. Even if your change to physics is simple, and you think it's blatantly obvious that it's true, Wikipedia isn't the place to publish it.
I think that's such a far-fetched hypothetical that it's impossible to talk about. If our article on a physics subject is blatantly false, and the reasoning is simple enough to explain to just about anyone, and pretty much anyone would agree that the reasoning is correct, then yes, I think *at the very least* the blatantly false item should be removed.
I do think people are reliable sources for their own views, but editors personally interviewing them is problematic because it's not well documented. A Wikinews article or a reference to their own personal website or something like that would be fine with me, though.
If a Wikinews article or blog posting or something similar is acceptable, then I suppose that's an adequate solution.
But that wouldn't be acceptable solution for someone's new physics theory, would it?
Anthony