Thread:Ollie231213/@comment-29386653-20161106214254/@comment-258494-20161123155019

CGT dk wrote: Thanks for clearifying. I understood the difference as "verify" was the process, and "validated" was the result, so I do see your point in using "validated".

But as "verified" are the term in use in tables and articles, I just wanted to have others view on this before we make changes as big as this.

To be sure: You would like to replace all occurrences of "verified" with "validated", and not have both...

PS. Your copy/paste problem sounds a bit strange. The key combinations "+c" and "+v" usually works.

Yes, we should retire the "verified" category.

While it's true that, sometimes, even scientists use the words interchangeably, this became an issue on Wikipedia when Wikipedia editors confused the Wikipedia policy on "Verifiability" with the scientific concept of "Validation" sometimes being called "Verified." It's really the issue on Wikipedia that made me consider the legalistic viewpoint on this. Changing "verified" to "validated" upgrades the terminology and removes confusion.Ryoung122 (talk) 15:50, November 23, 2016 (UTC)