Steve Bennett wrote:
On 4/11/07, Phil Sandifer Snowspinner@gmail.com wrote:
I figure we can tell a newbie maybe (maybe) three things. Because, well, we don't want to overwhelm them or try to Taylorize them.
#1 has to be NPOV. Period. End of discussion. #2 should be to use talk pages, as they remain somewhat non-obvious. #3 could then be "cite sources," but I think verifiability is vastly more important for this.
What does "cite sources" mean? Is it "cite all the sources you used"? People do that anyway. What we should tell them would be something like:
- If it hasn't been published, don't say it
- If you don't tell us where it has been published, we probably won't
believe you.
I don't think so. Establishing a constructive mindset is more important than going into a lot of detail about what sources are. We want to see that they are making a reasonable effort before we start putting things in a "Don't do that," format. Your two points are best made in a friendly dialogue.
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