[WikiEN-l] Reliable sources: problems with [[WP:RS]]

Phil Sandifer Snowspinner at gmail.com
Tue Oct 10 23:13:53 UTC 2006



On Oct 10, 2006, at 7:11 PM, Jossi Fresco wrote:

>
> On Oct 9, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Matt Brown wrote:
>
>> I disagree.  Lots of editors disagree.  Because, if you look closely,
>> the reliability of a source has more to do with who is writing it and
>> their reputation, how well they are trusted, and the nature of the
>> subject matter, than defining something simply by what medium it
>> appeared in.
>
> Sure...
>
> Just tell me *how* can you verify *who* is the author of a USENET  
> post.

Depends entirely on the author. Did you have one in mind?

-Phil


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