[WikiEN-l] Illegal sources

[Sydney Poore]

Based on my experience in WebEx arb comm case, I think government 
records can be cited but must be used with great caution. Often they 
contain information that mainstream media outlets do not publish. Names 
of minors, rape victims, personal information. The typed of stuff that 
Smoking Gun redacts.

Must have editors willing to put in a whole lot of time. Court records, 
FBI files, SEC ruling and such are long and boring.  Filled with 
technical jargon that is above the reading level of the average 
newspaper. They can be misunderstood or misrepresented.

If those issues are recognized, I think a group of editors with a good 
understanding of Wikipedia policy can use them in limited ways.

Sydney



Sam Korn wrote:
> On 4/7/06, Andrew Gray <shimgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> 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?
>>     
>
> Oh, I didn't know that.  Yes, then, it would.
>
> --
> Sam