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Re:Wikipedia links to HN by GabrielF00 on Sunday September 15, 2013 @02:45PM (#6389857)
But that's a primary source. Generally, use of primary sources on Wikipedia should be limited because primary sources are easily subject to abuse. For instance, even something as simple as a quote from X that "Y is great" can be problematic. Is that what X really thinks? Is there a quote from somewhere where X says "Y is not great?" Was X really in a position to evaluate Y? Wikipedia articles should generally be based on reliable secondary and tertiary sources.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PRIMARY#Primary.2C_s...]

Re:Wikipedia links to HN by beambot on Sunday September 15, 2013 @04:35PM (#6390217)
From your link: "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources and, to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources and primary sources."

That suggests that Wikipedia treats primary sources on par with tertiary.