[WikiEN-l] The vexed issue of sources

[Thomas Dalton]

> That's like saying a published book is not a verifiable source because I
> can't make more copies and pass those around to wouldbe checkers. If you
> don't have a copy of the book I used, you're going to have to borrow it.
> Some of the more addicted Wikipedians have even been known to *buy*
> books in order to use them as references!

You don't need to make a copy of a book in order to read it, you can
find an existing copy - probably in the library.