re: #126 SanFranciscoZionist

You do not have to cite sources for facts that are not the result of unique individual research. Facts that are readily available from numerous sources and generally known to the public are considered “common knowledge,” and are not protected by copyright laws. You can use these facts liberally in your paper without citing authors.

The argument we could get into here is about who’s a ‘liberal’ and who’s not. Pointless argument.

But this is the issue:

Facts that are readily available from numerous sources and generally known to the public are considered “common knowledge,” and are not protected by copyright laws.

There’s a prior disagreement about what constitutes Facts.