David Gerard wrote: > 2009/4/27 doc <[email protected]>: > >> Google books is fine, as is google itself. >> Neither is a substitute for common sense. >> I'll take the subjectivity of human common sense over the arithmetic of >> search engines any day. > > > Certainly. But when someone seems not to be engaging it, it can be > useful to wave the actual book (or a scan), not merely say "there's a > book." > > > - d.
You are missing the point. I should not have to. If we have reasonably trustworthy information on something that commonsense tells us has some level of enduring significance, then finding a book should be unnecessary. Commonsense, where it is more than just one person's view, should be sufficient. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
