[WikiEN-l] Original research or common sense inferral?

Earle Martin wikipedia at downlode.org
Wed Apr 4 17:49:04 UTC 2007


On 04/04/07, Matthew Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/4/07, Earle Martin <wikipedia at downlode.org> wrote:
> > I also had a response from the school, who state that the symbol "is a
> > logo, as was the previous version". So. This is relevant information,
> > but how can I cite emails I have received in the article? Thoughts
> > appreciated.
>
> Quite simply, you can't.  Personal communications can't be cited as
> sources for Wikipedia articles.

Yes, I understand that. How then is one supposed to add unpublished
true facts that have been obtained personally? (As opposed to original
research, which this is not.)


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Earle Martin
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