On 3/21/07, John Lee johnleemk@gmail.com wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be saying that (assuming [[Britney Spears]] was a redlink), I'd have to write "Britney Spears is a famous singer.<ref>some pop culture magazine just to prove I'm not making up a commonly-known fact</ref>" rather than "Britney Spears is a famous singer. {{stub}}"
I think you have to write "Britney Spears is an American singer who had several number one hits between 1996 and 2002" or whatever. Else you're not asserting notability. References aren't strictly required.
our articles - very few of us, I'm sure, ever actually dug up half a dozen books to write a short stub. The referencing work should be saved for the
I virtually always start a stub with a web reference. At the very least, it gives other editors a starting point to continue from. And it takes two seconds.
Steve