[WikiEN-l] Getting hammered in a tv interview is not fun

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 3/30/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>
> Bryan Derksen wrote:
> > But even you, even now in this very instance you're using as an example
> > of what you think should be done, _didn't_ ruthlessly remove the
> > unsourced information. If you really believe that we have to be
> > absolutely ruthless about removing all unsourced information why did you
> > deliberately leave the married-with-two-young-sons thing in?
>
> I asked her personally and she said it was true, and at that moment I
> assumed we can find a source quickly enough and and I know that bringing
> the section in question to the attention of good editors will bring
> about quick positive change.
> --Jimbo


That's an odd assumption. I've come across plenty of facts I knew to be
true, but at some point the source that backs them up disappears without
ever returning.
And naturally those are the sources that aren't archived by the internet
archive.

Mgm,