On 10 May 2011 17:04, Scott MacDonald <doc.wikipe...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> I've written a little essay which I think serves to illustrate the dangers > of Wikipedia's tendency to create articles (and particularly BLPs) from a > pastiche of newspaper articles. > See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Otto_Middleton_%28or_why_newspapers_a > re_dubious_sources%29 > It may amuse (or it may not) Yep. Anyone who calls a newspaper a "reliable source" in terms other than comparison to even worse sources has clearly never been written about by one. Suggestion: move the explanatory box to the top. - d. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
