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Sources are publications, so things are proven by what established media says. Difficulty arises when publications are more likely to repeat a narrative than or
by Chris2048 6y ago
Sources are publications, so things are proven by what established media says. Difficulty arises when publications are more likely to repeat a narrative than originate it (herd safety). As such the problem becomes: "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" - only now echoed in an supposedly neutral "pedia".
Notability is the same problem: something is notable if there is published media about it, otherwise not so. My perception is relevance and truth are being outsourced to 3rd parties based on whether or not you blog post has corporate registration.
- rendall 6y agoI've found true the observation that Wikipedia is great for uncontroversial topics, but if it's controversial, the mechanisms that are supposed to maintain neutrality falters.