[Wikipedia-l] Entries for deletion.... issues from the Third World

[pekka.gronow at yle.fi]

Mark Williamson wrote:

Well, what if I know the truth, but it is not written anywhere? What
if I interview 100 people to make sure they agree, and they do? What
if it is common knowledge in my village, which nobody will challenge?

The answer: it will be labeled "unverifiable" or "non-notable" and 
deleted.

NOT NECESSARILY. If an article is based on oral sources, you could at 
least make a note that "the information is based on interviews with 100 
people, made in the village of X between dates y and z. Copies of 
interviews are deposited at m." Then we'd know what is the factual basis, 
and the article could be useful as such. 

Pekka Gronow