Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Writing better articles (section)

==== Exceptions ====
When repeating established views, it may be easier to simply state: "Before [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], most people thought the sun revolved round the earth", rather than sacrifice clarity with details and sources, particularly if the statement forms only a small part of your article. However, in general, everything should be [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|sourced]], whether within the text, with a footnote, or with a general reference.
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