[WikiEN-l] Citation obsession

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 5/1/07, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/1/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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?
>
> The problem with this is that not every source is easy to get hold of.
>
> > 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.
>
> Unless they live in the UK then 50:50 at best.
>
> --
> geni


Is that a humoristic stab at the British or am I missing something?
Anyway, I think a certain amount of citation obsession is healthy, it gets
problematic when you're asked to cite common knowledge.

Mgm