On 8 August 2014 05:35, Eliot Lear <lear@cisco.com> wrote:

Just for my own edification, it seems to me that there are some simple
rules to follow. Let me know if I'm even close:

1. If the data is correct, there is no issue.
2. If the data is known to be false, it should come out.
3. If the data has no basis in fact (e.g., not known to be false but
also no basis to believe it is true), it should come out.
4. If the data has conflicting historical viewpoints, it is a judgment
call based on the quality of the reports.

I think points 1, 2, and 4 are pretty much undisputed. Point 3 is the current point of contention, but I think we should be moving to a solution wherein data like this that somehow got into previous releases despite having no basis in fact should be removed from the main files and instead be added to a separate file for data of "dubious" provenance, which users can choose to use or ignore at-will.

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Tim Parenti