 | Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the corresponding page HMS Cardiff (D108). They address concerns, questions, and misconceptions which have repeatedly arisen on the talk page. Please feel free to change this material in light of new discussion. |
Q: I added something to the article but it got removed. Why?
- A: In all probability what you added was unsourced information or information cited to an unreliable source; such information is usually removed quickly because of the article's Featured Status. Featured Articles on Wikipedia require sources for an independent verification of the facts presented, consequently any information added to a Featured Article without a source is subject to removal from the article at any Wikipedian's discretion.
Q: Why is there no mention of Cardiff's activity between the Falklands and Gulf wars?
- A: So far editors have been unable to provide reliable sources (see above) on this period in time, users are of course still encouraged to continue attempts at this. However it has been agreed, by consensus, during the assessment process, per the Featured Article criteria, that the article is comprehensive and neglects no major facts or details.
Q: The entire article makes reference to the ship as "she", shouldn't the destoyer be referenced as "it"?
- A: This is an issue that has come up repeatedly, and the consensus of the editors for the Military history WikiProject and its contributors is that ship articles on Wikipedia may use an all "she/her" format or an all "it" format, but the article may not alternate between the two forms of reference. The majority of sources for this article is the refer to all ships as "she" or "her", and as a result is it easier for some editors to simply carry that format through the rest of the article.
Q: Something in the lead section doesn't have a footnote. I'm going to put a {{fact}} tag on it right now.
- A: This article (like many others) uses the approach that there are no citations in the lead section, because everything in the lead is also found in the body of the article along with its citation.