[WikiEN-l] Referencing policy/guidelines

[David Gerard]

On 15/05/07, John Lee <johnleemk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since when have we banned the use of online subscription news-sites as
> references, or made it policy that dead links cannot be cited as sources?
> The latter plainly contradicts [[WP:CS]], and a brief overview of the
> relevant WP pages reveals no overt ban on citations from subscription sites,
> but I just found out that somebody pulled out a bunch of such references: <
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ketuanan_Melayu&diff=130291263&oldid=128633105
> I was bold and reverted, but I would like to know if I didn't get the memo
> or if I've always been misunderstanding how we do things.


* People decide the actual way things are done doesn't suit them, and
never mind little details like blatantly contradicting the fundamental
rules
* People read the version of a policy page written by one of the first
people, assume it's gospel and defend it to the hilt, just as if it's
carefully thought out and robust instead of a quick hack
* Etc etc etc.


- d.