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== "if you can't cite it, you can't say it" == I'd like clarification on the spirit of this rule. Should it be interpreted as * "Do not add text, unless it is either common knowledge or *immediately* supported with a citation." OR * "Do not add text, unless it is either common knowledge or *possible* to cite it." FWIW, I would hope it's the latter. While it may not be optimal, I feel like there is value in adding information that the author is certain is in the literature, but does not yet have the citation handy. Often getting an article started is the hardest part, and we facilitate that if we allow some flexibility on citations. Authors can return to add citations later, and other people can help to add missing citations once there is a skeleton of text in place. To support this, I would love if we also had a "citation needed" template like wikipedia. -- [[User:EscapeTheFog|EscapeTheFog]] ([[User talk:EscapeTheFog|talk]]) 01:45, June 13, 2019 (EDT) : The second definition also supports the spirit of having various [[MEpedia:How_to_contribute#Roles|Roles]]. Some people are good at distilling down a pile of information to a summary, some people are good at the precision work of citing all key information, and some are good at both. Some people may be good at both, but requiring both at the same time increases friction and may reduce contributions. -- [[User:EscapeTheFog|EscapeTheFog]] ([[User talk:EscapeTheFog|talk]]) 01:48, June 13, 2019 (EDT) ::Hi EscapeTheFog! Any questions about the guidelines should probably be directed at [[User:JaimeS]] (note the spelling) She can be hard to get a hold of, but linking to her (nonexistent) user page should trigger an alert for her. (per [[MEpedia:Discussion]]) ::For more information on template tags such as "Citation needed", see the [[Tutorial]]. Hope this helps. ::[[User:Pyrrhus|Pyrrhus]] ([[User talk:Pyrrhus|talk]]) 20:17, June 14, 2019 (EDT) ===Re: "if you can't cite it, you can't say it" -- [[User:JaimeS|JaimeS]] ([[User talk:JaimeS|talk]]) 14:13, June 26, 2019 (EDT)=== : The former! :) Definitively, we often think we know something is true, especially in a field like ME, where we may have heard it repeated often. However, you hunt down the source and you find it's been misquoted/misinterpreted/doesn't exist... OFTEN. Moreover, sometimes you find it's just something people ~say~ that has a DUBIOUS source that you'd only know by finding said source. ===Re: "if you can't cite it, you can't say it" -- ~~~~=== : Replace this text with your reply
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