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

[Ray Saintonge]

Walter van Kalken wrote:

> Brian wrote:
>
>> As Danny has repeatedly mentioned, normal published textbooks, 
>> including encyclopedias, have every single fact cited and checked 
>> before the publisher will go on with printing the book. These 
>> citations aren't made public, but they are done, nonetheless. Why 
>> should we be any different? This doesn't necessarily mean putting 
>> 1000 sources in the reference section. There are other options we can 
>> consider, or new ways of citing content online, that are different 
>> from the methods used in printed books.
>
> Like instead of having the references in and under the article have a 
> seperate page like a talk page? And we just make "notes" which link to 
> the references on that "references"page? 

The page on which one chooses to put the quotes is only an aesthetic 
function.  The important thing is that they are findable and public.  
The purpose of citations is to give the reader the opportunity to verify 
the data for himself.  He can't do that if the citations are not public.

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