Is it acceptable for users of this site to post un-referenced responses to questions which can be answered objectively?

I suspect that (unlike on Wikipedia) it ought to be OK to post original research, instead of just citing research already published elsewhere: provided that the research is referenced and peer-reviewable.

For example, I recently asked the question, Does the "Eatwell plate" cost £16.70 per week?

For this question, original research could provide a useful answer, if the research were referenced. For example, someone could say:

• Here's a shopping list I invented (publishes the list)
• Here's what it costs (links to grocery store costs)
• Here's showing that this list meets the definition of an "eatwell plate" (shows diatetic calculations)

In that case their "original research" would be peer-reviewable and reproducible (perhaps, even, more practicable even if less authoritative).

It depends on the subject: I couldn't "peer-review" an answer to question about rockets, but, this isn't rocket science.

Some (not all) "anecdotes" are verifiable and reproducible, for example, "I've found that you can buy 2.5KG of baking potatoes at Tesco's for £2.00".

Is it acceptable for users of this site to post un-referenced responses to questions which can be answered objectively?

I suspect that (unlike on Wikipedia) it ought to be OK to post original research, instead of just citing research already published elsewhere: provided that the research is referenced and peer-reviewable.

For example, I recently asked the question, Does the "Eatwell plate" cost £16.70 per week?

For this question, original research could provide a useful answer, if the research were referenced. For example, someone could say:

• Here's a shopping list I invented (publishes the list)
• Here's what it costs (links to grocery store costs)
• Here's showing that this list meets the definition of an "eatwell plate" (shows diatetic calculations)

In that case their "original research" would be peer-reviewable and reproducible (perhaps, even, more practicable even if less authoritative).

It depends on the subject: I couldn't "peer-review" an answer to question about rockets, but, this isn't rocket science.

Some (not all) "anecdotes" are verifiable and reproducible, for example, "I've found that you can buy 2.5KG of baking potatoes at Tesco's for £2.00".