[WikiEN-l] WP:ATT

[Ray Saintonge]

Slim Virgin 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.
>
I don't see why they should get so confused about that.  "Verified" and 
"verifiable" are clearly distinct concepts.  The latter only means 
"capable of being verified".  It does not imply that anyone has in fact 
gone there to make that verification.

Ec