[Foundation-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] When should Wikinews be a reliable source on Wikipedia?

Tue Dec 25 15:14:55 UTC 2007

Further on the earlier thread - Progress in working out when en:wn
should be used as a source in en:wp :-) Interested parties should go
to these pages.

- d.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cool Hand Luke <failure.to.communicate at gmail.com>
Date: 25 Dec 2007 01:36
Subject: [WikiEN-l] When should Wikinews be a reliable source on Wikipedia?
To: wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org

A particular dispute over a Wikinews reporter citing quotes from his own
interview has turned into a generalized debate about when Wikinews should be
an acceptable source.  See this RS/N
thread.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Wikinews:_Please_post_definite_answer>

Jimbo has suggested that Wikinews create a best practices document.
BP-compliant articles would be verifiable and thus should be available to
Wikipedia editors as a reliable source.  See this Wikinews water cooler
thread<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#I_want_to_help.3B_how_you_can_help_me_help>
.

I think that this is a great solution, which would answer the continual
objections that Wikinews faces on our project.  However, more editors should
weigh in.

Regards,
User:Cool Hand Luke
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