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[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wikipedia just summarizes the primary sources.

Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,

[–] emberwit@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what user Star meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.

[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

You're right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D