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David Gerard

20 Dec 2005 20 Dec '05

6:30 p.m.

May I just say that I really, really like [[Template:Fact]]. - d.

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Ilya N.

20 Dec 20 Dec

10:13 p.m.

I think it's kind of annoying. If you need a citation, ask for it on the talk page. On 12/20/05, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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May I just say that I really, really like [[Template:Fact]]. - d. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)Wikipedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

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David Gerard

10:50 p.m.

Ilya N. wrote:

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I think it's kind of annoying. If you need a citation, ask for it on the talk page.

I think it has every right to be annoying. It also makes it clear to the reader "ah, that's not verified. Oh yes, this is a work in progress, isn't it." - d.

English Wikipedia

10:53 p.m.

Ah, but many talk page requests for citations get completely ignored. IIRC this tag also adds the article to a category for fact checking -- nice that. Jareth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jareth)

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Ilya N. wrote:

I think it's kind of annoying. If you need a citation, ask for it on the talk page.

Blackcap

11:28 p.m.

On 12/20/05, David Gerard <fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:

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I think it has every right to be annoying. It also makes it clear to the reader "ah, that's not verified. Oh yes, this is a work in progress, isn't it."

I like it too... still, the lack of square brackets drives me nuts. Ah well, maybe I'll fix it when I have a minute. -- [[User:Blackcap]]

Blackcap

22 Dec 22 Dec

12:24 a.m.

On 12/20/05, Blackcap <snoutwood(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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On 12/20/05, David Gerard <fun(a)thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:

I think it has every right to be annoying. It also makes it clear to the reader "ah, that's not verified. Oh yes, this is a work in progress, isn't it."

I like it too... still, the lack of square brackets drives me nuts. Ah well, maybe I'll fix it when I have a minute. -- [[User:Blackcap]]

Done! -- [[User:Blackcap]]

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