[WikiEN-l] Foreign language WP as a source

[Ray Saintonge]

Thomas Dalton wrote:

>>>Real quick question: Is there any problem with using a foreign language WP
>>>Article as a source in the English language one? In this case it's birth &
>>>death dates.
>>>      
>>>
>>Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
>>    
>>
>Yes, there is definitely something wrong with that. What are you
>talking about? 
>
I'm talking about respecting the work of other Wikipedians in other 
languages without supporting any systemic bias that English language 
work is in any way better.

>We're always telling the public not to use Wikipedia as
>a source - that same rule applies to us for exactly the same reasons.
>
That's not the reason.  Outsiders may use that as a reason; we 
shouldn't.  Our reason is to discourage dependence on a single source; 
it is the same reason that we would use to discourage the use of _any_ 
encyclopedia as a source on anything other than a superficial level.

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