[WikiEN-l] The vexed issue of sources

[Guy Chapman aka JzG]

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 06:04:37 -0500, "Daniel P. B. Smith"
<wikipedia2006 at dpbsmith.com> wrote:

>So I believe that movie and TV episodes should be referenced to  
>published DVDs, _with proper identification_ (ASIN number or  
>publisher and catalog number) and _the time, to the minute_ at which  
>the line of dialog or event occurs.
>
>Citations (with page numbers for print sources, or timings for video)  
>serve two related purposes. First, if you do not actually plan to  
>verify the citation, the fact that a timing is supplied is evidence  
>(assuming good faith) that the contributing editor consulted the  
>source rather than relying on memory. Second, if you do wish to  
>verify the citation, it means that once you have obtained a copy of  
>the source you can verify the citation with a reasonable amount of work.

One of the better points to be put thus far, IMO.

Guy (JzG)
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