On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Jonathan (ENWIKI) jonathan.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I had asked a similar question a few months ago, but I was writing an article. I was told I shouldn't add a citation to an article, but policies change.
When will the Wikipedia community accept that there are no "do's and don'ts", but simply some things that are better than others?
- It is better to have (generally accurate) information, rather than no information, even if it's based on information in another Wikipedia article, and your own knowledge. - If your source *is* another Wikipedia article, it's better to cite that article, than to cite nothing. - It's better to get information from a good external source, rather than from Wikipedia.
Should you cite Wikipedia, from within Wikipedia? No. Should you never cite Wikipedia, from within Wikipedia? No.
Steve