On Oct 28, 2008, at 4:48 PM, Angela Anuszewski wrote:
I just encountered, on the article [[House (TV
series)]], that
citation #3
is actually just a link to [[Words and Deeds (House)]]. Can a
article really
cite another article or should that citation be removed? Seems a
little
squirrely to me.
Normally it would be, but in this case it's more a case of references
gone wild - it's citing a fact that is transparent in the episodes. It
seems to be referencing it to a specific episode, and in doing so
linking to our article on the episode. But the claim in question - a
claim about a fictional character's job position - is wholly
uncontroversial, and probably shouldn't be sourced at all, but rather
left to the implicit use of a primary source.
-Phil