On 5/1/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
And there lies a problem. Too many people tag
material they find dubious
when just a little research would avoid a lot of mess.
Before you tag anything, you should check the refs of the paragraph and
the
article to see if it's covered already and
think for yourself. Is it
really
that dubious?
The problem with this is that not every source is easy to get hold of.
I could cite the fact the sky is blue, but citing
it is nonsense. Anyone
who
knows what [[blue]] is should be able to make
that determination for
themselves.
Unless they live in the UK then 50:50 at best.
--
geni
Is that a humoristic stab at the British or am I missing something?
Anyway, I think a certain amount of citation obsession is healthy, it gets
problematic when you're asked to cite common knowledge.
Mgm