Thomas Dalton wrote:
I can recall on several occasions starting a quick stub article on something based off of general information I already knew and then later on came back with more detailed information and sources after I'd researched a little. I guess I've just been lucky so far that CSD fundamentalists haven't caught me at it.
What's the point of that? It would be better to wait until you've found the sources before you start writing, otherwise you may be adding incorrect information.
Maybe for you, but my approach works just fine for me thanks. I find it convenient to have an existing structure on which to hang new information. If some of the information I thought I knew turns out to be incorrect I can fix it later, and I'll also know at that point that perhaps I should mention that it's a common misconception.
If the end result is still the same article, what's the problem? You write articles however you like and I'll write them however I like.
Citing sources should be easy because they should be the actual source of the information, which you will already know since it's whatever you just finished reading.
As I said, in some cases (usually where I already know a lot about the subject) I start the stub _before_ I go reading stuff. So that would be impossible.