[Foundation-l] Enforcing WP:CITE the Soi case

[Ray Saintonge]

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.

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