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 | This page in a nutshell: The notability of an article is demonsrated through the quality of the references to 3rd party sources, not the quanity |
Some editors, in an attempt to avoid deletion of an article they feel strongly about, may add numerous citations to references. While this creates a references section which may look impressive at first glance, once you dig a bit deeper into each reference, issues are sometimes found.