[WikiEN-l] Re: Primary sources (was: Clearer policy on self-written and obscure biographies)

Tue Jan 6 07:39:22 UTC 2004

Daniel Mayer wrote:

>--- "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:
>
>>How can you say that Wikipedia is not a primary
>>source?
>>
>Er, a primary source would be the /first/ place a new
>fact is published (such as a journal). Sorry, but we
>are not such a place.
>
That's not the usual meaning of primary source.  It generally refers to 
documents directly related to an event, original manuscripts, archival 
material, etc.  Any written book or article based on these materials by 
a person who was not directly involved is a secondary source.

Ec