[WikiEN-l] The boundaries of OR (contd)

[jayjg]

On 12/26/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/26/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > I think the question had more to do with verifying a claim that a
> > particular musical work is in C major.  It would seem a waste of time if
> > every time the description of a piece of music included its key there
> > would need to be a source to establish that as true.
> >
> > If someone claims that a piece of music is in C major I have to accept
> > that without the need to go through a mini-course on music theory.
>
> Which "someone" do you mean - a Wikipedian? The hard-line view of OR
> which has dominated most of this discussion seems to indicate that a
> source is needed for *everything*. IMHO, totally unworkable, and not
> even desirable.

No, a source is only required for anything that is disputed. That's
pretty fundamental, WP:V. Quite workable and highly desirable.

Jay.