[Foundation-l] Enforcing WP:CITE the Soi case
Ray Saintonge
saintonge at telus.net
Fri Dec 2 18:30:07 UTC 2005
Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> I find it remarkable that this CITE thing may break one of our
> fundamental reasons for success. It will drive people away when it is
> used as a tool to justify deletions. Why will it drive people away,
> because it raises the entry level to a point where many people will
> just no longer bother to do something. Yes, there may be an EDIT
> button, but without a citation it will be gone.
>
> Having citations is a good thing but please realise that it is best
> used when controversies arise. It is then part of the instrumentarium
> to come to a NPOV. When it used on its own I expect it to prove
> disastrous for the influx of new people into our community. Certainly
> if this is deemed to be necessary to be followed by all the projects
> that do not have the maturity of the English language wikipedia.
>
> So, when you in the en.wikipedia decide to have this new deletion
> policy, consider the fallout it may have elsewhere.
This is the back to basics argument. It's amazing how well it works in
so many different circumstances.
Success is a poison pill. It can be deadly if you use it without
understanding the instructions.
Ec
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