[WikiEN-l] The new verifiability policy

[jayjg]

On 3/3/06, Matt Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/3/06, David Gerard <fun at thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
> > Or editors who remove references they don't like from articles then
> > nominate them for deletion as unverifiable. When bailed up on it, they
> say
> > "but the sources are crap." What can practically be done about this?
>
> Beat them with a very large clue-stick?
>
> References SHOULD NEVER BE REMOVED unless alternative references for
> the referenced facts are found or the information those references
> support is removed from the article.  To do otherwise is completely
> against the spirit of our verifiability and sourcing policies and
> practise.


On the other hand, if the information and reference are garbage, there's no
issue with removing both of them, at least to the Talk: page.

Jay.