[WikiEN-l] Illegal sources

Fri Apr 7 14:20:32 UTC 2006

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Yeah, the fact that you obtained the document yourself (e.g. by siccing
FOIA on the FBI) does not IMHO make it original research - any more than
going to the library and finding a book to read about the subject, and
then citing that book as a source.

Cynical

Sean Barrett wrote:
> Alphax (Wikipedia email) stated for the record:
> 
>>> Wouldn't it also count as Original Research?
> 
> There is (or at least should be) a difference between Original Research
> and extensive, in-depth research.
> 
> Some articles require sources more difficult to obtain than simply
> googling the Web.
> 
> --
>  Sean Barrett     | We completely deny the allegations, and
>  sean at epoptic.org | we're trying to identify the alligators.
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