[WikiEN-l] The boundaries of OR (contd)

[Ray Saintonge]

Steve Bennett wrote:

>On 12/27/06, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>No, a source is only required for anything that is disputed. That's
>>pretty fundamental, WP:V. Quite workable and highly desirable.
>>    
>>
>That's not quite what WP:V says (unfortunately):
>
>   1. Articles should contain only material that has been published by
>reliable sources.
>   2. Editors adding new material should cite a reliable source, or it
>may be challenged or removed by any editor.
>   3. The obligation to provide a reliable source lies with the
>editors wishing to include the material, not on those seeking to
>remove it.
>
>Point 2 is pretty bad - it turns WP:V into a process, rather than a
>state. Were a particularly pedantic editor to show up, an article
>would basically have to cite a source for all "material".
>
Removal by any editor is paticularly harsh.  There is no obligation that 
the deleting editor have any clue about what he's doing.  We've been 
known to have a few like that.

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