[WikiEN-l] Citation obsession

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 4/30/07, Tim Starling <tstarling at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> In most cases, the "citation needed" template {{fact}} has nothing to do
> with the need to cite sources. It's just an ugly way to mark a statement
> as dubious.


And there lies a problem. Too many people tag material they find dubious
when just a little research would avoid a lot of mess.
Before you tag anything, you should check the refs of the paragraph and the
article to see if it's covered already and think for yourself. Is it really
that dubious?
I could cite the fact the sky is blue, but citing it is nonsense. Anyone who
knows what [[blue]] is should be able to make that determination for
themselves.

Mgm