[WikiEN-l] Arbitration Committee Seeking Comment

[Ray Saintonge]

Sean Barrett wrote:

> Fred Bauder stated for the record:
>
>> There is also the question of whether it is  reasonably convenient to 
>> access it. For example, a NYT's article  might cost 2 bucks but 
>> something that requires accessing Nexus or  consulting an obscure 
>> journal is much more expensive.
>
> So material from an "obscure" journal is less acceptable?  I guess my 
> digging into old Soviet naval records for information about their 
> nuclear submarines is a waste of time.
>
> The harder the original editor worked, the more likely his work will 
> be deleted.  That's ... I'm groping for the word ... smart? ... no ... 
> oh, I have it: perverse.

Iif you use the old Soviet records somebody is bound to bring up the "No 
original research" rule. 

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