On 12/12/05, Anthony DiPierro wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
I can see it now: "This Buckinghamshire location article does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by including appropriate citations." What's next? "This article related to broadcasting in Singapore has spelling mistakes. You can help Wikipedia by fixing the spelling."
Actually, we already have this. It's the {{copyedit}} tag, and it has proven rather useful to editors who do not speak English as a foreign language to draw attention to articles they need to have checked for spelling, punctuation and grammar. I think this isn't a terrible analogy for the {{cleanup-verified}} tag, which also already exists and I have been using for some time. If an article subject is out of my area of expertise for verification, or I simply don't have the time, I will use this tag to draw attention to the problem.
Really, the problem of unsourced material on Wikipedia is serious, so I don't think we should look on potential solutions with sarcasm and disdain.
Ryan