Daniel Mayer wrote:
--- "Poor, Edmund W"
<Edmund.W.Poor(a)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.
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