Talk:Xerxes' pontoon bridges

Latest comment: 9 years ago by AHert in topic Unreferenced storm damage

Unreferenced storm damage edit

The final section Storm damage is basically a summary of the facts set out in detail in the article, combined with a hint to a possible assumption on Herodotus' intentions. Generally, summaries are not referenced. I do not see what Hairy Dude expected when placing the unreferenced tag. I intend to remove it if there is no good reason for the tag. --AHert (talk) 15:27, 26 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

See Wikipedia:Summary style. If there's to be a summary of the whole article, the place for it is the lead section. The "it's a summary" exception on citing sources in WP:WHYCITE only applies to the lead section. In any case, "a hint to a possible assumption on Herodotus' intentions" would constitute original research unless backed up by a reliable source. Hairy Dude (talk) 12:57, 27 June 2014 (UTC)Reply
Don't be more formal in applying rules than the rule makers. Just using your brain is not research, and Wikipedia does not prohibit the use of one's brain. --AHert (talk) 22:47, 12 October 2014 (UTC)Reply