User:Dreftymac/Docs/FootnoteNazi

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This is an essay; it contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. It is not a policy or guideline, and editors are not obliged to follow it.

What do you call it when a contributor demands citations and references on article content to such an extent that it becomes pedantic and disruptive? Is it ever possible to go overboard in demanding citations? Is it ever possible to distinguish legitimate requests for references from purely partisan efforts to obliterate opposing viewpoints?

I may write an essay on this. Then again I may not.

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This entire part of the guideline makes sense only, if it is used sensibly. Most WP articles are sourced very generally by their references. From today's featured article Canon T90 " The form of previous cameras was largely dictated by the required locations of mechanical controls on the body, such as the film advance lever, rewind crank, shutter speed dial, shutter release, etc." Suppose I ask for documentation for each element of the list? DGG (talk) 01:38, 19 July 2007 (UTC)