Talk:Marian Irwin Osterhout

Sources that require paid subscriptions to view
I noticed that when I attempted to view the first source on the list for this article that it's actually a web page of the New York Times that requires a paid subscription to view. Should sources only be listed if they can be accessed free of charge? If Wikipedia allows sources that are not accessible to everyone free of charge then only a small minority of wealthy people will ever be able to cross check sources for accuracy. I cannot buy a subscription to every online subscription serviced just so I have all my bases covered when checking for accuracy. This would be like writing an article citing sources that one has to buy copies of to verify. When I write I only include sources one can verify by going to a library or free over the internet.
 * Wikipedia policy (see WP:Paywall ) is that sources do not have to be freely accessible to be used. Penny Richards (talk) 00:36, 17 May 2019 (UTC)