--- David Alexander Russell <webmaster(a)davidarussell.co.uk> wrote:
Can a Wikipedia article cite Wikinews as a source? I
know we already
have those 'Wikinews has an article related to...' infoboxes, but can a
Wikinews article actually be cited as a reference in a Wikipedia article?
If the Wikinews piece is a "synthesis article", that is, it draws from other
news reports, then we should use those directly and bypass Wikinews.
Wikinews also does original reporting. Can we use those articles? The Wikipedia
article on Wikinews says that, "In mainstream media, Wikinews has yet to
establish itself as a credible or reliable source of information." (although
that has a "citation needed" tag after it). If so, then it's probably best
to
look for a more reliable (by reputation) source at present.
If we just can't find one, however, then I dunno! Use the guidelines in
[[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]], I guess. It would likely depend on the specific
topic, the nature of the claim, and the evidence presented at Wikinews itself:
in some circumstances, it might be acceptable to cite it directly, in others,
to preface it with "according to the free-content news source wiki
[[Wikinews]]...", and in others to refuse to use it.
Sorry, that's all a bit "never ask an elf a question, for they will answer both
yes and no"-ish. I'm not normally an elf.
-- Matt
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matt_Crypto
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