[WikiEN-l] Illegal sources

[Andrew Gray]

On 07/04/06, Sam Korn <smoddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/7/06, David Alexander Russell <webmaster at davidarussell.co.uk> wrote:
> > Yeah, the fact that you obtained the document yourself (e.g. by siccing
> > FOIA on the FBI) does not IMHO make it original research - any more than
> > going to the library and finding a book to read about the subject, and
> > then citing that book as a source.
>
> But... it doesn't pass WP:V because it has not been published in a
> reliable source.

The FBI puts most of its released FOIA material online; much more is
held by places like the National Security Archive and, again,
accessible to the public. Wouldn't this class as publication by a
reputable source?

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