[WikiEN-l] "Articles that do not cite reliable published sources will be deleted."

[Eugene van der Pijll]

Cheney Shill schreef:
> Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > And the very next sentence after that is "Editors should
> > provide a
> > reliable source for material that is challenged or likely
> > to be
> > challenged, or it may be removed." This reduces the scope
> > of the
> > policy's impact rather significantly.
> 
> How does that reduce the scope of the policy?

Because it says there is only a problem if the material is doubtful. An
unsourced statement that is not challenged and not likely to be
challenged -- and that is not libelous if untrue, I should add -- is not
to be removed, according to WP:V.

> The question is how long should articles without reliable
> sources be allowed to remain.  Should they be allowed to
> linger indefinitely?

Yes. Unless they have problems that can only be solved by deletion.

Eugene