Re: [WikiEN-l] Policies, notability et al, was Request to Wikipedians for BB...

2009-08-24 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM, wjhon...@aol.com wrote: Steve, news articles *in general* are primary sources. Here is how you can tell:  Is what I'm reading the first time someone has published what I'm reading? So and so was hit by a car today -- primary source, first time published.

Re: [WikiEN-l] Policies, notability et al, was Request to Wikipedians for BB...

2009-08-23 Thread WJhonson
Steve, news articles *in general* are primary sources. Here is how you can tell: Is what I'm reading the first time someone has published what I'm reading? So and so was hit by a car today -- primary source, first time published. Secondary sources collate multiple primary sources, any