http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Andrea_Dworkin/Archive1 is the brief
debate we had over whether or not to go with unconfirmed reports of her death. We predated the Guardian, the first major media to pick it up, by at least 24 hours and probably more.
(I still think we should have waited until after the Guardian published, though)
Yeah, I was thinking of Dworkin, not Sontag. Thanks. And I agree we should have waited. TD
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Death information can wait for reports in the media. I think the example above is original research and should have waited. I hope everyone understands that I'm not advocating original research. I'm advocating fact-checking. Sydney