On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:52:45 -0500, "Daniel P. B. Smith" wikipedia2006@dpbsmith.com wrote:
Or even "the book was not found in an online search of the Cornell University Library Catalog." If the citation gives the details of the search, that gives the opportunity for someone else to check and point out that the search succeeds if you spell the title differently. Not at all impossible.
Another issue: a particular promoter of a particular POV cites a book in support of his argument. It is not a widely-circulated book. Others are unable to find the book, or, having found the book, unable to find the specific text supposedly quoted. At some point we have to apply the "yeah, right" rule and remove it.
Guy (JzG)