On 3/2/06, jayjg jayjg99@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I'm not advocating deleting everything in Wikipedia that doesn't have a citation from a reliable source beside it. However, the instant someone says "I don't think this statement is true or factual", then you do have to produce a verifiable citation from a reliable source to back it up.
Which is exactly what I've been arguing for. Contested, unsourced citations should be dealt with.
Which is basically what the current policy says.
Unfortunately not.
"Sometimes a statement can only be found in a publication of dubious reliability, such as a tabloid newspaper. If the statement is relatively unimportant, remove it."
"If an article topic has no reputable sources, Wikipedia should not have an article on that topic. Any edit lacking a source may be removed, but some editors may object if you remove large tracts of Wikipedia without first giving people a chance to provide references to support their inclusion."
It's hinted at...but my word there is a lot of crud in WP:V at the moment. There are actually two distinct summaries of the policy as well. Eep.
Steve