[WikiEN-l] Archives as sources proposal

[Ray Saintonge]

Guettarda wrote:

>In the case of Oskar's first question, when you read a book to write a
>summary, or view a film to write a summary, it constitutes OR.  I suppose
>ideally what you should be doing in consulting book or film reviews, and
>using them to construct your own.  Why is it a problem?  For the most part,
>it probably isn't.  Nonetheless, if you are doing more than relating the
>simple facts of the movie, it becomes a creative endeavour, and that isn't a
>good thing.
>
Calling this OR is a little severe.  It has the effect of applying 
higher standards to fiction than to non-fiction.  Accuracy in reporting 
on the real world should be more important.  A work of fiction is its 
own verifiable evidence of what it contains.

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