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Megathread for the US war on Iran | Week 17 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)
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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).

Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.

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[–] Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even on Wikipedia, there’s a rule not to cite primary sources.

[–] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

wait, what

why? wouldn't primary sources be the most reliable?

[–] Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because they don’t want primary sources to be interpreted “the wrong way”.

[–] prof_tincoa@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have a link to this guideline? I remember that original research is not allowed, but not a rule against primary sources. 🤔

[–] Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

Wikipedia articles should rely on published secondary sources and, to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources.

In theory, primary sources may also be used. Reliance on primary sources can lead to interpretive clambs, analyses, or synthetic claims, which must be referenced to a specific source that makes the same claim or analysis.

It is not proper to rely on original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Handling_primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources_(proposed_guideline)