Using only one source is not advisable, unless it's the only source available, like, for instance, a journal article on a manuscript that was recently discovered or translated, or the only written report on an archaeological find.

Citing only one source is not acceptable in college, or in journalism. Why should we lower our standards at Ancient Worlds? No one is saying you have to be a university graduate to be a good researcher and writer...the proof is in the pudding, as they say, not in the degree hanging on the wall.

I think that's the main point, the other one being that it's really not cool to just cut and paste someone else's article, or to quickly rehash it so it's noticably similar and follows the same pattern. As Corny said, we don't want AW to become a mere copy of Wiki or any other site.

I do know the kind of uppity academic you're talking about, Herky. Fortunately, most of the profs I studied with are not like that. They do have standards, though, as they should. And so should we if we care at all about the quality of our work and the quality of AW.

For the record, there is a Wikipedia article that is supposedly about an historical person that is an exact copy of an AW member's roleplay bio.

No offense to Wikipedia. It's a great concept and an invaluable internet source, but it isn't infallible. No one is. Not even the experts. That's why we need to read and compare at least two or three sources whenever possible.