Hi everyone, I have been following the this thread with interest, but am confused as to to what the term 'original research' means. As a writer of history I take it to mean searching the literature and archives and writing a new, properly referenced, article about topic which may well not have appeared in any other place than Wikipedia. Certainly there is a great deal in my field which is not to be found anywhere on the Web, and Wikipedia is an excellent means of getting it there.
Others seem to define 'original research' as a new scientific theory which has not been published elsewhere.
If we are going to have a blanket ban on 'original research' we ought to be more precise as to what it actually means, perhaps re-wording the phrase. Any ideas?
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