[WikiEN-l] Scary...

[Screamer]

Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
> On Monday 10 March 2008 20:26, Screamer wrote:
>   
>> Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
>>     
>>> "The responsibility for justifying inclusion of any content rests firmly
>>> with the editor seeking to include it.--Hu12 (talk) 01:06, 11 March 2008
>>> (UTC)"
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>       
>> Yes, agree.  Well, partly.  I believe that if you *start* an article,
>> you ought to have the sourcing in front of you.
>>     
>
> Why?
>
>   

So that we can guard against publishing original research and original 
thought.  This is what I believe all articles require sourcing.  
Everything should be verifiable, and to that extent, probably ought to 
be verified.

>> All articles require 
>> sourcing, and should have it.
>>     
>
> No, they don't.
>
> You only need to provide a source for (a) direct quotes, and (b) a claim made 
> in the article that is being challenged.
>   

I stand corrected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

./scream