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Please do not remove citations. Citations are published data that support entries. --EncycloPetey 05:05, 2 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Could we find a less vulgar citation? I have no problem with Wiktionary listing vulgarities, but I don't think they should appear in the example sentences for other entries. EvanKroske 05:07, 2 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
We could, but we would still not delete data from Wiktionary. We would keep this quote in Wiktionary, even if another is found. Wiktionary is not censored for the protection of people's sensibilities. wiktionary does accumulate data demonstrating word use. --EncycloPetey 05:17, 2 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
I understand that Wiktionary doesn't censor its listings, but I don't understand why that quote can't be replaced if a more illustrative quote is found. If every new demonstrating quote is simply added to the stack, the list of demonstrations would keep growing far beyond its usefulness. If no new demonstrations are allowed after a certain point, the entry's early edits will arbitrarily have more weight than later edits. There must be a procedure for replacing inferior demonstrating quotes with superior ones.