On 2/26/07, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
T P wrote:
I despise the current FA practice that "everything needs an inline citation". Basically all you need to pass FA is a lot of citations.
Can we slay this myth once and for all? Sources are a quick and easy
way to get junked or lose FA status, but it's not all you need. My first real FA try ended up being twice as long as the article I was nominating because of the "brilliant prose" requirement - talk about subjective. I have no hard numbers, but I bet a lot more struggle due to that then because of inadequate sourcing.
This is an exaggeration, of course. What I really mean to say is that all "I" need to pass FA is a lot of citations (which I hate doing).
Believe me, if I had my way, a lot more articles would fail the "brilliant prose" requirement.
Adam