MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
From where I stand, people should always do research before commenting in a
deletion debate, or nominating an article for deletion. No idea how to enforce it,but it would be a good thing for the encyclopedia. Obviously notable stuff wouldn't get deleted. Non-notable stuff would get truly vetted.
Great! At least we agree to something on the level of theory.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that the burden of establishing the sourcing for something is primarily on the person uploading the information, but not exclusively so. If people making nominations were a little less mechanical in their activity, and took the trouble to look for the easy to find sources of verification this issue would not be as much of a problem as it has been for such a long time.
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