[WikiEN-l] Primary sources

[Ben McIlwain]

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Fastfission 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.

Strongly agreed.  I'm doing mediation right now on some Islamic-related
articles and one of the disputants is sourcing everything directly from
the Quran :-(

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Ben McIlwain ("Cyde Weys")

~ Sub veste quisque nudus est ~
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