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Note:  there is no [[ontological distinction]] between research and opinion:  research is the opinion of a researcher.  And anyone can be a "researcher".  Thus, opinions are indistinguishable from other forms of research - except that one could say "facts are research, and analysis is opinion.  [[Critical Point of View]] articles that don't even pretend to be [[NPOV|neutral]].  These are part of "research" but clearly marked.  They are often drawn from outside text, in the form of [[campaign]]s for and against some entity, such as [[company]], [[product group]], [[product|individual product]], [[area]] ([[country]], [[ecoregion]]) or a piece of [[advertising]] which is clearly promotional.  An opinion starts as the lowest-credibility form of research and those who provide it will often be engaged with the [[Lowest Troll]] to determine if the authors or transmitters or republishers are [[funded troll]]s being paid to trash or promote some commercial service.
Note:  there is no [[ontological distinction]] between research and opinion:  research is the opinion of a researcher.  And anyone can be a "researcher".  Thus, opinions are indistinguishable from other forms of research - except that one could say "facts are research, and analysis is opinion.  [[Critical Point of View]] articles that don't even pretend to be [[NPOV|neutral]].  These are part of "research" but clearly marked.  They are often drawn from outside text, in the form of [[campaign]]s for and against some entity, such as [[company]], [[product group]], [[product|individual product]], [[area]] ([[country]], [[ecoregion]]) or a piece of [[advertising]] which is clearly promotional.  An opinion starts as the lowest-credibility form of research and those who provide it will often be engaged with the [[Lowest Troll]] to determine if the authors or transmitters or republishers are [[funded troll]]s being paid to trash or promote some commercial service.
:The above could be rewritten, but, to invent a new third wiki to decide whether [[Research Wiki]] stuff should be visible in the [[Publish Wiki]] is just insane, so that implication is removed until some viable approach can be agreed. let's look at the issue in depth here:
::Research is the opinion of a researcher - even if it quotes others and has the famous [[neutral point of view]], the researcher is still deciding what sources are credible, what not to quote, etc.;  if there was no need for critical views, there'd be no need to research that product or service, so all of it should be assumed [[Critical Point of View]] unless it is clearly advertising or other propaganda originating from someone with an interest - if we assume that everything is by [[funded troll]]s, and must prove it is critical before it gets to [[Publish Wiki]], that's another option, but, one with implications
::The comments about something's status or credibility belong in [[Research Wiki]] as a sort of structured [[Talk Page]] using [[TIPAESA]] because that's where people dispute the research.  The sources used in that debate should be all over the place, we don't need a separate "Opinion Wiki" just for that - we should be referring to [[Wikinfo]], [[Disinfopedia]], [[CorpKnowPedia]], etc.. in those structured arguments.  All the more reason for an [[interwiki link standard]].
::The test for getting to [[Publish Wiki]] has to be fair and objective, based on some [[edits, votes and bets]] system, not based on some [[sysop power structure]] for which [[CGO]] will end up directly liable.  Let's not make the [[Wikimedia]] mistake!
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