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The following represents the community's standing practices (based on meta votes) for citing sources in answers:

Should it be a requirement to cite sources in answers? No, but it is strongly encouraged. Based on the current top answerthe current top answer:

  • If the answer clearly shows its workshows its work and fully supports all of its claims from the text, an additional source is not necessary.
  • If an answer makes a claim that cannot be supported entirely by the text, it should have a source.
  • If you are advancing an argument that is not your own, it should have a source.
  • While it is not required to have a source, good and useful answers will meet these criteria.

Unfortunately, a lot of people do not understand how to evaluate research. Thus it is not sufficient to merely say, "provide a source." It is also expected that a good source be given. Aside from questions that can be fully supported by the biblical text, I'd like to provide a reference for users on what constitutes a good source.

So without further ado, what is a good source?

The following represents the community's standing practices (based on meta votes) for citing sources in answers:

Should it be a requirement to cite sources in answers? No, but it is strongly encouraged. Based on the current top answer:

  • If the answer clearly shows its work and fully supports all of its claims from the text, an additional source is not necessary.
  • If an answer makes a claim that cannot be supported entirely by the text, it should have a source.
  • If you are advancing an argument that is not your own, it should have a source.
  • While it is not required to have a source, good and useful answers will meet these criteria.

Unfortunately, a lot of people do not understand how to evaluate research. Thus it is not sufficient to merely say, "provide a source." It is also expected that a good source be given. Aside from questions that can be fully supported by the biblical text, I'd like to provide a reference for users on what constitutes a good source.

So without further ado, what is a good source?

The following represents the community's standing practices (based on meta votes) for citing sources in answers:

Should it be a requirement to cite sources in answers? No, but it is strongly encouraged. Based on the current top answer:

  • If the answer clearly shows its work and fully supports all of its claims from the text, an additional source is not necessary.
  • If an answer makes a claim that cannot be supported entirely by the text, it should have a source.
  • If you are advancing an argument that is not your own, it should have a source.
  • While it is not required to have a source, good and useful answers will meet these criteria.

Unfortunately, a lot of people do not understand how to evaluate research. Thus it is not sufficient to merely say, "provide a source." It is also expected that a good source be given. Aside from questions that can be fully supported by the biblical text, I'd like to provide a reference for users on what constitutes a good source.

So without further ado, what is a good source?

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What is a good source?

The following represents the community's standing practices (based on meta votes) for citing sources in answers:

Should it be a requirement to cite sources in answers? No, but it is strongly encouraged. Based on the current top answer:

  • If the answer clearly shows its work and fully supports all of its claims from the text, an additional source is not necessary.
  • If an answer makes a claim that cannot be supported entirely by the text, it should have a source.
  • If you are advancing an argument that is not your own, it should have a source.
  • While it is not required to have a source, good and useful answers will meet these criteria.

Unfortunately, a lot of people do not understand how to evaluate research. Thus it is not sufficient to merely say, "provide a source." It is also expected that a good source be given. Aside from questions that can be fully supported by the biblical text, I'd like to provide a reference for users on what constitutes a good source.

So without further ado, what is a good source?