[WikiEN-l] Thousands of *awful* articles on websites

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

Steve Block wrote

> charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com wrote:
> > Steve Block wrote
> > 
> >> Bogdan Giusca wrote:
> >>
> >>> Maybe I spent too much time editing history articles, where the source
> >>> credibility matters, but accepting blog/forum/usenet posts as valid
> >>> sources would be a great mistake, IMO.
> >> Go tell it to the Oxford English Dictionary then.
> > 
> > The OED does English language usage; we do reference material. Comment has no merit.

> Go list Featured article Spoo for deletion then.

Why? You made a global argument based on a ropey comparison. I happen to think 'reliable sources' needs a bit of modulation according to topic area. But even within "blog/forum/usenet posts", in areas where there is some validity in what is posted, these sources are not generally acceptable, and it is at best a gold-panning exercise.

Charles

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