On 1/24/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Perhaps it should be made clear to the newbies that since form is more important than substance it does not matter whether the reference has anything to do with what they are writing.
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Actually, it does matter. References need to back up what you've written. It might be harder to check, but I'd mcuh rather check if a source is accurate than to check if one even exists. I totally agree with David Gerard. Having an article deleted is really a lot less noob friendly than asking for sources to avoid it.
How to format sources really doesn't matter. Formatting is an easy fix for experienced editors. Just having them is a step in the right direction.
Mgm