On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 14:19 +0100, David Gerard wrote:
Model 1: Have the Wiki automatically insert this template into text of a new article in the main namespace. Model 2: Have the Wiki automatically subst this template into the beginning of all articles in the main namespace *unless* the article contains at least one ISBN/external link/<ref>/etc. There are pros and cons to each. Model 1 is easy for a determined hoaxer to circumvent. Model 2 is trickier to implement, requiring either two passes or a flag to maintain, but more robust. It would also have the benefit (some might say drawback) of drawing attention to a lot of *currently* unsourced articles.
It'd save me going around putting {{unreferenced}} on lots of articles. Mind you, method 2 could be implemented by a semi-automatic bot. I must say, I'm tempted.
Hmm. Hadn't thought of that approach.
I have to say that I prefer {{not verified}}, because - to my mind - the emphasis is that it hasn't *yet* been verified by another, whereas the alternative strikes me as more critical. If I was a new user and had just contributed an article, the former would likely encourage me to continue, while the latter might make me disillusioned.
- d.
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