[WikiEN-l] WP:ATT

[Rob Smith]

On 2/28/07, Slim Virgin <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/28/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Weird, WP:OR (No original research) and WP:V (Verifiability) have been
> > merged into WP:ATT (Attribution). When exactly did this happen? I'm
> > surprised there wasn't any discussion on this list.
> >
> Hi Steve, the merge process started about four months ago. It was a
> simple merge with no changes, and the list was informed. The aim was
> to get the two policies on one page, tighten the writing a little, and
> get rid of the word "verifiability." This was causing confusion for
> new editors because they thought it meant they had to check that
> material was true, which is what "verify" usually means, rather than
> simply checking that it had been published elsewhere.
>
> Sarah


This is good news; and it's nice to see something in there about obsolete
and deprecated sources, finally.