:ChillumTx.  A few points.  First of all, I believe that in our conversation here   •  is a sockpuppet of Betty Logan.  Would you be able to verify that, or let me know how we can have that checked?  I've asked her, and she hasn't responded.  If you look at Smiley589's edit history, and the nature of her comment, I think you'll see why I suspect this. 

 :Second, the material in question was not likely to be challenged.  As was pointed out before, this was not a list of fat actors, or anything of that nature, which is what the "likely to be challeneged" language is aimed at.  Nor was the material itself challenged  in fact, it was only the form of the citation, not the material itself that was likely to be challenged. 

 :As to inline citations, you left out the  NB footnote to that sentence, which in relevant part states: "When content in Wikipedia requires direct substantiation, the established convention is to provide an inline citation to the supporting references. The rationale is that this provides the most direct means to verify whether the content is consistent with the references. Alternative conventions exist, and are acceptable if they provide clear and precise attribution for the article's assertions, but inline citations are considered 'best practice' under this rationale."  The citation form that I used was acceptable and provided the same information  with a click of the keyboard  that an inline citation provided. 

 :Also, nobody suggested using Wikipedia as a source.  What was suggested was the use of reference (by inline citation of the subject) to Wikipedia articles that in turn have proper acceptable citations of the subject matter in question. 

 :Finally, there are tons of featured lists on Wikipedia that do not have inline citations for each entry on the list.  If someone starts deleting the lists on those entries, as Betty did not only here but in the past with other editors (from the above conversations ... though Betty has deleted some of the "evidence" above), I would expect a hue and cry, followed  if the behavior continued  by administrative action.  See, e.g., List of American Idol finalists, List of Megadeth band members, List of Manchester United F.C. players, List of Harry Potter cast members, List of popes (graphical), List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients, List of current Canadian senators, Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records, [Dischord Records discography]].