On 6/17/07, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In practice, unsourced articles are likely to be
challenged (by being
nominated for deletion), and that practice is becoming more common. It's
a bit unusual to see someone say on the one hand "People challenge
(nominate for deletion) unsourced articles way too often!" and on the
other "Well, see, those don't require sources, they're not likely to be
challenged."
"Challenged" does not mean "Someone somewhere who may or may not know
anything about the subject put a citation needed tag on an article". It
means someone rationally questioned a fact's validity. As an example, I
know nothing about particle physics. I COULD go through and vomit CITATION
NEEDED tags all over those articles. I wouldn't because that would be a
total dick move. I am incapable of telling if the articles are right or
wrong. If I actually understood the subject matter and could discuss the
matter with the authors then I'd dispute the portions I understood and
thought were wrong.
-Chris Croy