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Should WikiIndex make claims, quote sources, or only make claims as to what sources claim? | Should WikiIndex make claims, quote sources, or only make claims as to what sources claim? | ||
:I prefer to quote sources, but this is not customary here. So sometime I write like "Bob claims that...", but this comes across as suspicious and can be very repetitive when everything is a claim I heard somewhere. Wikipedia's policy is probably the best compromise I can think of at the moment. References can be simple web links in the articles since this wiki doesn't really look like it is made for paper. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | :I prefer to quote sources, but this is not customary here. So sometime I write like "Bob claims that...", but this comes across as suspicious and can be very repetitive when everything is a claim I heard somewhere. Wikipedia's policy is probably the best compromise I can think of at the moment. References can be simple web links in the body of articles since this wiki doesn't really look like it is made for paper. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | ||
Should WikiIndex allow editors to be "eyewitnesses"? | Should WikiIndex allow editors to be "eyewitnesses"? | ||
:I think so. I think we should allow putting the "signatures"/timestamp into the articles if there is no link or reference that can be easily provided or when there is a reference but it is too long for most to read to find the relevant information. Again this could look strange and cluttered but I value accuracy so I'm willing to make that sacrifice. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | :I think so. I think we should allow putting the "signatures"/timestamp into the articles if there is no link or reference that can be easily provided or when there is a reference but it is too long for most to read to find the relevant information. Again this could look strange and cluttered but I value accuracy so I'm willing to make that sacrifice. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | ||
::This may also help in evaluating an editors reputation, to establish whether they deserve more or less power. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | ::This may also help in evaluating an editors reputation, to establish whether they deserve more or less power. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | ||
==Community consensus== | ==Community consensus== | ||
To resolve or set boundaries on conflict, I suggest we work with the community here to establish policies that attempt to reflect how they want this content filtered and organized. And that any policies be updatable (deletable) according to how the community changes. By definition, we can only reflect the will of editors (not those who only read without leaving feedback of some sort) but we may put up some messages welcoming suggestions or questions as to the policy, and leave these pages [[OpenEdit]] as long as possible. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | To resolve or set boundaries on conflict, I suggest we work with the community here to establish policies that attempt to reflect how they want this content filtered and organized. And that any policies be updatable (deletable) according to how the community changes. By definition, we can only reflect the will of editors (not those who only read without leaving feedback of some sort) but we may put up some messages welcoming suggestions or questions as to the policy, and leave these pages [[OpenEdit]] as long as possible. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 23:05, 28 August 2009 (EDT) | ||