It’s also rather inaccurate. One can use a primary source like the DOT for information to add to an article. It’s just that a primary source like that doesn’t contribute to general notability and importance of the subject matter. The subject needs to be shown to have relevance that has been covered in other forms than just primary sources.
Silverseren
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The use of primary sources has long been restricted to minimal usage, since primary means any form of self-published claim. And that sort of source shouldn’t contribute to any form of notability.
“Then on the other hand you can find an article on every Pokemon on Wikipedia.”
You’re rather out of date with that claim. Once upon a time, like a decade or more ago, this was true. But when the notability requirements became stricter, the vast majority of Pokemon articles were removed and redirected to list articles. There are currently only 28 articles on individual Pokemon, out of a possible 1021.
I remember this controversy. The highway editors in question were super opposed to any form of referencing requirements for these highway articles that all other Wikipedia articles have to adhere to and wanted individual articles on the most minute small road routes.
When the editing community at large suggested having broader higher level articles that combined these much less notable articles into a bigger article that was more properly referenced and better showcased a level of importance, the highway editors…well, to put it bluntly, had a hissy fit.
Silverseren@kbin.socialto Europe@feddit.de•Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators10615·2 years agoLike, I get wanting to defend the rights of women under oppressive religions and governments, but how exactly does controlling what women are allowed to wear accomplish that?
Silverseren@kbin.socialto Europe@feddit.de•‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust31·2 years agoI remember UKIP putting up a billboard that was specifically meant to look like the Nazi’s anti-Jewish immigrant propaganda. Remember that?
Silverseren@kbin.socialto Europe@feddit.de•‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust62·2 years agoIt was interesting, as a non-European, to see the explosion of anti-Eastern European racism that happened in the UK in the lead-up to and after the Brexit vote.
There were a bunch of anti-Polish posters and incidents of harassment and violence that occurred about the time period. Being anti-Polish in particular, at least for somewhere like the UK, seems so bizarre to me.
Silverseren@kbin.socialto Technology@beehaw.org•No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators4·2 years agoYeah, I don’t get it either. I rather easily went through and deleted all of my posts and comments. It was quite freeing, really.
I also went through each sub that I moderated (solo, since I didn’t want to cause conflict with any co-mods or others) and both privated them and set them to NSFW. I did set the co-run ones to NSFW though and they haven’t been changed back yet, so I guess the others are okay with that.
And I have yet to receive any messages from admins telling me to change them back. I go and check my account every week or so. Nothing’s changed.
Those secondary sources often aren’t reliable as well. It depends on the source and its history of accuracy in reporting. There’s plenty of newspapers that have been determined to not be a reliable source, including any tabloids.