I don't think it's left vs. right in this case. Without going into specifics, and considering the description of the process as was mentioned by the one of the

I don't think it's left vs. right in this case. Without going into specifics, and considering the description of the process as was mentioned by the one of the commentators, the example I'm referring to was specifically a link to the academic paper from which a certain quote was paraphrased ... I first tried to add a direct quote from the writer's paper, which was removed, and then a link to her paper, which was removed. What they were trying to achieve is to minimize the importance of that source, by qualifying it as "some researchers claim" sort of qualifier. It's really not about the content, but equal and balance representation of authentic and reliable sources. ie. a research paper which was already referenced. Not every "opinion" and slant is important, but preferring a paraphrase to direct quote is obviously an attempt to minimize the source.