Steve Block wrote
charles.r.matthews@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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