Timeline for Shall we have a "cite your sources" policy for answers?
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| Sep 18, 2021 at 2:26 | answer | added | f.thorpeMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:50 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 16, 2015 at 18:50 | comment | added | foobarbecue | Ben Brooks, most people can use a public library to gain access. It is unfortunate that not all information is free, but that doesn't mean we can pretend it's not information. | |
| Apr 21, 2014 at 18:39 | comment | added | gerrit Mod | @BenBrooks Although an open access citation is advantageous, I think an authoritative citation to a closed access source (for-pay paper, book, etc.) is still much better than none, even if many people can only judge its contents from the abstract (which is often enough to get the main idea). | |
| Apr 21, 2014 at 18:17 | comment | added | Ben Brooks | While I'm definitely all in favour of citations, It should be borne in mind that most scientific papers are inaccessible (paywalled) for anyone outside of an academic institution with institutional access. So citations are only as good as the availability of a PDF. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 13:05 | comment | added | foobarbecue | Looks like there isn't a syntax for citations, even on skeptics. I feel THIS IS OUTRAGE! How are we supposed to have an "experts" discussion site without the ability to cite? This needs to be fixed before the site goes public. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 12:55 | comment | added | foobarbecue | Is there a syntax that can be used to cite properly, e.g. embedding bibtex in an answer? | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 9:39 | answer | added | 410 gone | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 6:39 | answer | added | Peter Jansson | timeline score: 12 | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 0:50 | comment | added | senshin | Citations should certainly be encouraged, but do note that no other site on the network besides Skeptics strictly requires citations in answers. | |
| Apr 15, 2014 at 23:08 | comment | added | gerrit Mod | @naught101 Not only extraordinary claims, but also widely held but challengeable beliefs. Those are more at risk to seep through than extraordinary claims. | |
| Apr 15, 2014 at 23:02 | comment | added | naught101 | Good suggestion. Citations should certainly be strongly encouraged. There may be situations where citations are not possible though, and exceptions should be made. Extraordinary claims should require at least some citation. | |
| Apr 15, 2014 at 22:22 | history | asked | gerritMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |