[WikiEN-l] Question on citation policy

[David Gerard]

On 21/08/06, zero 0000 <nought_0000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Take an example (but please answer on the principle and
> not on the example).  Suppose an article has this:
>    [[Babe Ruth]] hit 60 home runs in the 1927 season.
> Now someone comes along and slaps a "citation required"
> tag on it.  Someone else takes off the tag on the grounds
> that the WP article on Babe Ruth is linked right there and
> has copious citations that covers this fact.


I certainly hope there isn't a policy yet. To answer in the general
case, I would say you should look into your heart and see what your
editorial judgement says.

Sometimes the cite can be put right in there without it seeming to be
stupid, in which case hey, why not - I took the time to learn the new
references syntax and it's really pretty darn cool. Sometimes it would
lead to "The sky is blue {{cite}}".

We need process, but not more than is absolutely required to get stuff done.


- d.