On 7/20/06, ScottL scott@mu.org wrote:
I don't know. I think we can go too far in referencing every fact in an article. Do you need a verifiable reference to say that Harry potter and the Half blood prince is a work of fiction? I mean if that is the standard then every article on wikipedia needs {{fact}} plastered all over it.
IMO "obvious" facts don't need a reference tag, but they do need a source under the ==References== heading which contains the fact.
As for use of the {{fact}} tag, maybe there are situations where a source is needed but that tag shouldn't be used.
Anthony