Gerard Meijssen wrote:
I find it remarkable that this CITE thing may break
one of our
fundamental reasons for success. It will drive people away when it is
used as a tool to justify deletions. Why will it drive people away,
because it raises the entry level to a point where many people will
just no longer bother to do something. Yes, there may be an EDIT
button, but without a citation it will be gone.
Having citations is a good thing but please realise that it is best
used when controversies arise. It is then part of the instrumentarium
to come to a NPOV. When it used on its own I expect it to prove
disastrous for the influx of new people into our community. Certainly
if this is deemed to be necessary to be followed by all the projects
that do not have the maturity of the English language wikipedia.
So, when you in the en.wikipedia decide to have this new deletion
policy, consider the fallout it may have elsewhere.
This is the back to basics argument. It's amazing how well it works in
so many different circumstances.
Success is a poison pill. It can be deadly if you use it without
understanding the instructions.
Ec