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FWIW the only place I EVER see the phrase "citation needed" is on HN. That's not a good or a bad thing: it's simply an observation.
by bookofjoe 4mo ago
FWIW the only place I EVER see the phrase "citation needed" is on HN. That's not a good or a bad thing: it's simply an observation.
- analog31 4mo agoWith apologies to the above post if I'm wrong, I've seen it as a polite way of saying, "bullshit."
- mapontosevenths 4mo ago> I've seen it as a polite way of saying, "bullshit." Only if they can't provide a reliable citation.
- mrec 4mo agoPretty sure it originated with the Wikipedia annotation. See e.g. https://xkcd.com/285/ https://xkcd.com/285/ from 2007.