[WikiEN-l] insist on sources

[Mathias Schindler]

On 7/19/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a big fan of referencing, but the problem I have is determining
> what is common knowledge. I think I tend to over-reference (which is
> preferable to under-referencing). Could someone give me a good measure
> of where to draw the line?

There is no such thing as over-referencing. There is no such thing as
"common knowledge" regarding encyclopedic content. If it feels "common
knowledge", it may be lacking relevancy at least in a certain context.

Mathias