> > In a message dated 12/11/2008 8:46:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > We still have an editorial duty to evaluate the reliablility of > Professfor Hausfleish and the Journal of Jane Austen Studies. And, if > they are not reliable, reject them as inappropriate sources. If they are > just personal opinion, that's what they are, inappropriate sources.>> > > > ---------------- > Hmmm. I think Fred if you follow this reasoning, you'll end up with > humanities articles stripped of all the "essence" and just dry > descriptions. > Interpretation is always going to be opinion. > > We just have to make sure it's not *our* opinion, but rather the opinion > of > some established authority in that field. > > Will Johnson >
You have to examine the work cited and use reasonable judgment. Are Friedrich Nietzsche's pronouncements (on various subjects) to be considered authority? Fred _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
