[WikiEN-l] Handling unreferenced but likely-valid material

Wed Nov 29 15:30:32 UTC 2006

Although I think we'd gain more through more agressive approaches, the
liberal application of an unref notice would at least give much of
wikipedia the work-in-progress look that it deserves.

On 11/29/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 29/11/06, Daniel P. B. Smith <wikipedia2006 at dpbsmith.com> wrote:
>
> > d) So, the unreferenced material should be tagged. That calls the
> > reader's attention to the fact that the material is untraceable, and
> > its accuracy is hard to judge. Equally important, it also calls
> > everyone's attention to the fact that verifiability is policy, and
> > that it is taken seriously.
>
>
> {{unreferenced}} isn't a horribly ugly tag, and it does serve the
> reader without gutting the article.
>
>
> - d.
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