On 15/05/07, John Lee johnleemk@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... 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.