[WikiEN-l] The vexed issue of sources

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

"Thomas Dalton" write

> > You've just answered your own question.
> 
> Getting lucky is hardly a good method of verifying something... If it
> can't be verified promptly then we have a problem.

But Cunc dealt with this. 'Verifiable' is an in-principle thing. It is distinct from saying everyone can do homebrew fact-checking on anything mentioned. Verifiability on Wikipedia can't simply be a sceptics' charter: that really would be a problem.

Charles

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