Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by pdpi on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @08:35AM
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It isn't, no. But that comment came as a reply to the sort of extraordinary statement that demands substantiation. Due to Wikipedia's cultural impact, "citation needed" has become a popular way to request exactly that.
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Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by tinus_hn on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @08:53AM
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It’s not a request. It’s a dismissive demand.
> Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
‘Citation needed’ teaches nothing but it is certainly very easy to type. It might be reasonable if there is a rule that citations are required like on Wikipedia, but here they are not.
The fact that some behaviors are popular doesn’t make them appropriate. Trolling is also quite popular and so are a lot of inappropriate behaviors.