Good point.
I am a teacher so tend to rely on refereed journals as reliable
sources...tho science writer *J**onah Lehrer* even calls these into
question.
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On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com
wrote:
> Depends on the explanation I suppose. But "reliable source" is jargon
> too, in many cases.
>
> We do have difficulty communicating with non wikipedians. Not in a bad
> faith way; it is hard to communicate with others.
>
> I just think we are too quick to blame the subject for "not
> understanding us". When it cuts deeply both ways.
>
> Tom Morton
>
> On 8 Sep 2012, at 16:29, Charles Matthews
> <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com
wrote:
>
> > On 8 September 2012 15:43, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Wow high and mighty much?
> >>
> >> I haven't had chance to look into this; but I bet I know what I will
> >> find. Someone being a bit of a jerk to him, which has led to having to
> >> take this approach.
> >
> >
> > You might be justified in saying this if he was really told he wasn't
> > "credible". If he was told that he wasn't a "reliable
source" in WP's
> > terms, that is a different kettle of fish.
> >
> > Charles
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