On 15/05/07, John Lee <johnleemk(a)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=13029126…
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.