[WikiEN-l] Arbitration Committee Seeking Comment
Jimmy Wales
jwales at wikia.com
Sun Jun 12 17:35:19 UTC 2005
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.
I think Fred made a tiny error in using the word "Obscure" here, but his
basic point is certainly valid. A physics journal published by Harvard
University and widely consulted and cited by physicists is a valid
source -- an obscure website published by the Flat Earth Society is not.
Assessing whether or not sources are valid is well within our range of
competence in most cases.
--Jimbo
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