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		mulmen on Oct 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google exec challenges Berners-Lee (2006) But Wikipedia isn't a primary source and presumably it could (and does) link out to those personal sites.

teh_klev on Oct 27, 2021 [–]

Unfortunately you then run into "reliable sources" and "notability" battles with other wikipedians over citing personal websites.

bawolff on Oct 28, 2021 | [–]

For reference, official rules are https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RSSELF

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