[WikiEN-l] Primary sources

[jayjg]

How would that apply to an article like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_2001_Census

Jay.

On 3/20/06, Fastfission <fastfission at gmail.com> wrote:
> True, but I think one should consult secondary sources *first* for our
> project, and primary sources *second*. You cannot consult a primary
> source without an interpretative framework, and you should be deriving
> that from a secondary source, in my interpretation of [[WP:NOR]].
> Primary sources are great for adding color and authenticity to an
> article -- nobody disputes that -- but articles based solely on
> primary sources are chancy indeed, and no individual user's individual
> idiosyncratic interpretation of a primary source should trump the
> interpretation given in a secondary source. The people who usually
> insist on primary sources over secondary sources are usually the ones
> who think that the "establishment" opinion is bunk -- a fairly good
> indication of a NPOV violation or a NOR violation.
>
> FF
>
>
>
> On 3/20/06, Phil Boswell <phil.boswell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Ilmari Karonen" <nospam at vyznev.net> wrote in
> > message news:441B614A.7020406 at vyznev.net...
> > > Fastfission wrote:
> > [snippety-snip]
> > > I suspect you're wrong about this being universal.  It may well be true
> > > for history, but in mathematics, for example, citing primary sources is
> > > perfectly reasonable and even desirable.  The difference, of course, is
> > > that history, unlike mathematics, requires context and interpretation.
> >
> > The difference is between recounting what someone actually said, for which
> > you need primary sources, and deciding whether what they said was true, for
> > which you almost always require the support of secondary sources.
> >
> > Both have their place and function.
> >
> > HTH HAND
> > --
> > Phil
> > [[en:User:Phil Boswell]]
> >
> >
> >
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