Talk:Lord Hornblower

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Are references and sources necessary?

Why is an article on a novel giving simply the title, author, a synopsis of that novel and an infobox required to cite references or sources? Surely the novel itself is the reference work to be consulted on any statement made, and the infobox enables one to trace that work. Mabzilla (talk) 10:12, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]