3 ms·
I've thought about this a bit, and decided that doing 'the Wikipedia thing' ('Citation Needed') was minimally confrontational, in that it's kind of a standard,
by Diederich 8y ago
I've thought about this a bit, and decided that doing 'the Wikipedia thing' ('Citation Needed') was minimally confrontational, in that it's kind of a standard, somewhat 'mechanical' approach.
I had no idea that some would consider it 'very confrontational'; that's the exact opposite of my intent.
Speaking transparently, when I write 'Citation Needed', it's usually because I do disagree with the statement in question, but that my disagreement is not sufficiently supported. It also means that I'm open to being corrected with additional information.
- reitanqild 8y agoI guess the reason it comes off as rude is because it is so short and - for my lack of a better word - rubberstampy. It is as if some people don't have time to ask politely for sources. I also think it might trigger the "passive agressive"-detector for some people here. (I think that description has been overused a lot though and don't want to classify it as such.) This might not be your intention but I wouldn't be very sad to see those words less often here. And one more thing: using wikipedia as an example for how to behave in society might not be a good idea IMO.