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, 19:37, February 13, 2012→Rugby World Cup: further response
:Hi Damian, In [Rugby World Cup], the phrase "the sudden death nature of the later stages tend to produce dour rugby that is often unattractive to casual fans" may or may not be true, but it looks rather like opinion and contains vague words "tend to produce", and hence needs to be attributed to someone. If no attribution can be found then the phrase should be deleted. I believe that this approach is in accordance with the Conservapedia Commandments and the Manual of Style. [[User:RolandPlankton|RolandPlankton]] 13:23, 13 February 2012 (EST)
:Hi Damian, In [Rugby World Cup], the phrase "the sudden death nature of the later stages tend to produce dour rugby that is often unattractive to casual fans" may or may not be true, but it looks rather like opinion and contains vague words "tend to produce", and hence needs to be attributed to someone. If no attribution can be found then the phrase should be deleted. I believe that this approach is in accordance with the Conservapedia Commandments and the Manual of Style. [[User:RolandPlankton|RolandPlankton]] 13:23, 13 February 2012 (EST)
::Well, perhaps, but there is also points 10 and 13 in the [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:How_Conservapedia_Differs_from_Wikipedia differences with Wikipedia] page to consider which is appropriate here. Remember also that on this website, personal conversations are a sufficient source [http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:25_Worst_Court_Decisions#cite_note-8 for observations]. I do hear what you are saying, but I think that the claim being made is so obviously true, that the referencing standards of this website do not require a cite. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 13:32, 13 February 2012 (EST)
::Well, perhaps, but there is also points 10 and 13 in the [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:How_Conservapedia_Differs_from_Wikipedia differences with Wikipedia] page to consider which is appropriate here. Remember also that on this website, personal conversations are a sufficient source [http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:25_Worst_Court_Decisions#cite_note-8 for observations]. I do hear what you are saying, but I think that the claim being made is so obviously true, that the referencing standards of this website do not require a cite. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 13:32, 13 February 2012 (EST)
:::As someone who has a scientific background, I'm rather unhappy with the phrase 'obviously true', since there have been plenty of examples over the last 1000 years or so when what is 'obviously true' turns out to be false. Another question: what is 'dour rugby'? Unless you can provide an attribution I would suggest toning the comment down a little to read at the end: "turns some people off." [[User:RolandPlankton|RolandPlankton]] 14:37, 13 February 2012 (EST)