On 03/10/06, James Hare <messedrocker(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
As Erik pointed out, it is very easy to make a
hoax seem legitimate if you
cite a phony print source. What's not needed is new rules involving the use
of print sources, but to utilise something we had all along: Google.
Something we could do is Google the title of the book being referenced, and
then see if it exists (beyond being mentioned in wiki mirrors). If it
doesn't exist, then we take further action. One thing we could do is for
every print source approved in an article, we can note that said print
sources have been verified to be true on the talk page (via some sort of
yellow talk page box). Comments?
I use lotsa references that aren't in Google and probably never will
be (e.g. for indie rock). There's a whole world between 1923 and 1995
in that category.
Don't despair! If we wait long enough for them to go into the public
domain they can be added to Wikisource.
Ec