Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-44816-20170119014806/@comment-258494-20170119175013

930310JL wrote: Considering that some users are pushing for "verified" being replaced by "validated", I believe that this should be edited.

930310JL: Please note that it is not "some users". This isn't a "push." This executive decision has already been made at the highest levels. While scientists have sometimes used the words "interchangeably", this has led to confusion. For example, one could say, "I verified that validated supercentenarian XYZ died on Day Q." With the word "verified" being a broader umbrella term, we are now clarifying that we are using the "validated" concept, which is from science and has a more narrow definition. The GRG had already started making the change as early as 2004 (go to www.grg.org and click on "Publications").Ryoung122 (talk) 17:50, January 19, 2017 (UTC)