[WikiEN-l] Independent article

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

"David Gerard" wrote

> Journalists are a good audience to get this across to, because they
> looove Wikipedia - it's the universal background resource (an area
> where our breadth is a strength).
> 
> This is also useful for getting across to journalists that saying
> "according to Wikipedia" is as appropriate as it would be using any
> useful but non-canonical source. Attribute your sources!

Unsourced recent reports of deaths on WP are in the same class as 'unconfirmed reports', i.e. rumours that have got onto the wire services qua rumours. If the hacks take unsourced stuff from WP without provenance they are not doing the job they are paid for.

Charles

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