Talk:Capital and the Debt Trap

Citing a French-Language Wikipedia Article
An editor leaving only an IP address deleted a link to the French-language Wikipedia article on Ceralap. I restored that link. If I could find a credible English-language source on the web for that information, I would provide it. However, I don't, and a link to that article is better than having no link, in my judgment. Enough people know French -- and computer translation software is getting better all the time -- that I think having that link is worth having.

Evidently, the editor who removed that link disagreed and failed to provide a reason for that edit. I don't know if they don't like that particular article, or they don't think that links should be provided to material in foreign languages, or they did it for some other reason.

In general, I think it's important to cite sources as long as they are honestly relevant. Deleting references -- even to those in other languages -- generally reduces the value of an article. A reader doesn't have to read every source that's cited, but they can if it's sufficiently important to them. If a source cited is in a foreign language I don't know, if it's sufficiently important to me, I can get a translation. If the reference is not provided, that option is much more difficult to find and exercise.

Beyond this, I think many conflicts (perhaps all) stem to substantial degrees on misunderstandings. Language barriers increase the difficulties in overcoming such misunderstandings. I know of no Wikipedia policy against foreign-language citations, and I would vigorously oppose such. DavidMCEddy (talk) 11:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)