[WikiEN-l] Are phone books reliable sources?

Thu Jun 1 11:42:54 UTC 2006

On 6/1/06, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> No, it doesn't.  However, it does mean that a phone book isn't a
> *reliable* source.

I don't think it's ever been stated that Wikipedia only incorporates
material from known, infallible sources. Our minimum requirements are
much more vague however - words like "reliable" and "verifiable" get
used a lot, but with no clear definition.

Given that, providing the source of all information and taking steps
not to ridiculously misuse sources (eg, quoting speculative material
from a tabloid and presenting it as established fact), is what we
should be aiming for. So far, we're not even close.

Steve