On 4/11/07, Phil Sandifer <Snowspinner(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I figure we can tell a newbie maybe (maybe) three
things. Because,
well, we don't want to overwhelm them or try to Taylorize them.
#1 has to be NPOV. Period. End of discussion.
#2 should be to use talk pages, as they remain somewhat non-obvious.
#3 could then be "cite sources," but I think verifiability is vastly
more important for this.
What does "cite sources" mean? Is it "cite all the sources you
used"?
People do that anyway. What we should tell them would be something
like:
1) If it hasn't been published, don't say it
2) If you don't tell us where it has been published, we probably won't
believe you.
I don't think so. Establishing a constructive mindset is more important
than going into a lot of detail about what sources are. We want to see
that they are making a reasonable effort before we start putting things
in a "Don't do that," format. Your two points are best made in a
friendly dialogue.
Ec