[WikiEN-l] A new and ugly trend

[John Vandenberg]

On 30/06/07, Todd Allen <toddmallen at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Seems like a minor stylistic preference. Some have {{who}} determined
> that a blanket ban on any unsourced statements with weasel words, such
> as the following, will have far greater impact:"
>
> Really though, I think the {{who}} in midsentence does help to
> illustrate exactly where the problem/weasel words are. Most of the time,
> "some argue", "others think" and the like with no sources or attribution
> are a thin cover for a personal editorial.

{{who}} is only useful when there is an inline citation already, and
the cited resource isn't accessible.

If there isnt an inline citation, then adding {{fact}} is more useful.

If there is an inline citation with a URL provided, the person adding
{{who}} could answer their own question.

I doubt that {{who}} should ever appear midsentence.  If it cant go at
the end of the sentence, it is probably a run-on sentence.

On 6/30/07, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Which is, as I understand it, the reason that [[WP:AWW]] exists in the
> first place.

I look forward to seeing {{ww}} appearing midsentence.

--
John