On 6/17/07, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
In practice, unsourced articles are likely to be challenged (by being nominated for deletion), and that practice is becoming more common. It's a bit unusual to see someone say on the one hand "People challenge (nominate for deletion) unsourced articles way too often!" and on the other "Well, see, those don't require sources, they're not likely to be challenged."
"Challenged" does not mean "Someone somewhere who may or may not know anything about the subject put a citation needed tag on an article". It means someone rationally questioned a fact's validity. As an example, I know nothing about particle physics. I COULD go through and vomit CITATION NEEDED tags all over those articles. I wouldn't because that would be a total dick move. I am incapable of telling if the articles are right or wrong. If I actually understood the subject matter and could discuss the matter with the authors then I'd dispute the portions I understood and thought were wrong.
-Chris Croy