On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Fred Bauder wrote: > Bald assertions of authority by persons with academic credentials are > unacceptable. They are required to cite reliable sources same as > anyone > else and, if they are competent, should know the literature in their > field.
Sure. But on the other hand, we should recognize that the nature of "the literature in their field" differs from field to field. Frankly, NOR was written for a field more like chemistry than like literary studies. And that poses a problem. -Phil _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
