On 10/17/08, Michel Vuijlsteke wikipedia@zog.org wrote:
In these particular instances the links were replaced by {{fact}}, which is--to my mind--the worst of all options: it makes it look as if there never were proper sources for the statement, or actually worse: the "citation needed" make it look as if the statements are somehow controversial. Not to mention that they now run the risk of being deleted.
Well, creating backlogs is more fun than dealing with them.
I'd compare this to editors who replace all cited "off-line" sources (those without a url) by {{fact}}. I'm not sure whether this is stupidity or part of a larger deletionist black op.
—C.W.