On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM, bobolozo bobolozo@yahoo.com wrote:
My question is, is it a good idea to simply go through and remove large numbers of these? Are we better off with no sources at all for portions of text, rather than have references which consist of message board postings and personal websites and such?
Absolutely not, under any circumstances. Never remove a reference unless you either (a) remove the information referenced (placing it on the talk page unless it is libellous), or (b) add another reference to a better source that completely covers everything the previous reference did.
David is correct that removing references like this will lead to swift sanction.
-Matt