Discussion has been rather mixed, to put it lightly....
Shankbone's whole point being that since he's got a real, genuine Press Card issued by Jimbo and Co in addition to the decoder rings and superhero capes issued to all regular cabal members (not to mention "all the koolaid you can drink...), that he just absolutely must be considered a reliable source!
However, what kind of horrible precedent would this set? The mind reels...
And guess what???? Jimbo wants to help! And YOU can help him help!
He's helping by saying that "all editors are equal, but some editors are more equal than others":
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I am arguing strongly for appropriately limited use of Wikinews as a source at Wikipedia. The key bullet points that I think wikinewsies can help with would be by creating a page of "best practices" and some quick explanations for Wikipedians about those "best practices". For example, WP:V can be best satisfied for interview articles when the full audio is posted alongside the edited interview. That more or less answers any plausible objections as to verifiability.
Some at Wikipedia seem to be imagining a straw man position in which Wikinewsies would argue for citability of everything on wikinews, but we are not talking about that, but talking about citing a very narrow range of work that conforms to "best practices". I am sure that both Wikinewsies and Wikipedians share a feeling of horror at the notion that we might have an embarassing situation where a Wikinewsie is posting fake interviews and Wikipedians trust it... and so everyone needs to think hard about best practices to minimize the odds of that happening.--Jimbo Wales 00:10, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Some at Wikipedia seem to be imagining a straw man position in which Wikinewsies would argue for citability of everything on wikinews, but we are not talking about that, but talking about citing a very narrow range of work that conforms to "best practices". I am sure that both Wikinewsies and Wikipedians share a feeling of horror at the notion that we might have an embarassing situation where a Wikinewsie is posting fake interviews and Wikipedians trust it... and so everyone needs to think hard about best practices to minimize the odds of that happening.--Jimbo Wales 00:10, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
So, that's right, Kiddies! Just keep drinkin' the koolaid and you too can have your real genuine WIKINEWS press card and be considered a reliable source!
