On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Keith Old wrote:
Further to the excellent points made by Sam, this anon address had already submitted wrong information on a number of topics. People would be rightly suspicious of material put forward by this IP.
Not true - the previous information was, my understanding is, made under a username.
In addition, the problem is often with material submitted anonymously. What we often see is material from IP x not from Professor X in which case it is harder to take it on face value without reliable sources shown.
Yes. All the same, deletion of accurate material is unfortunate. We need to aspire to a level of sensibleness in demanding sources and especially in removing material. An article that is accurate but lacks sources is an article in need of sources, not an article in need of gutting.
-Phil