On 4/30/07, Tim Starling <tstarling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
There has always been conflict between our need
to warn the reader that
what they are reading can't be trusted, and our desire for an ultimately
clean and professional presentation. Over time, Wikipedia has moved in
the
former direction, towards bolder and more visible
warnings, which is not
something I would have predicted back in 2003.
My observation is the opposite. Our unreferenced tags are drifting
towards the bottom of the article, rather than the top. Many other
tags are migrating towards the talk page rather than the article
itself. Our "expand this article" tags are disappearing altogether.
I do wish we more use of explicit "disputed" tags instead of the
rather passive-aggressive "citation needed" tag, though.
I think both have their uses. I use {{fact}} when I know something is true,
but don't know where it can be cited from. I use {{verification needed}}
when I think something is not true or probably is not true. Never had to use
disputed tags before, though.
Johnleemk