On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
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The "Reliable Sources Noticeboard" does not represent the community as a whole, and the "doubts" there are only raised by those who question a source. Like AfD it has its own swarm of fellow travellers, who find it convenient to concentrate their misery in one place. The normal contributor is at a disadvantage there because he does not have the culicid persistance of its regular inhabitants.
A better place to discuss the reliability of a source would be the article's talk page.
The debate over whether some discussions are better held at a centralised, specialised venue, or on the article talk page, is a long one. There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. It would be good to have a discussion here about that.
Carcharoth