citation for Spearfishing today more effective me why Preceding unsigned comment added by 88 218 157 173 talk so Preceding unsigned comment added by 88 218 157 173 talk i will add it back 88 218 157 173 talk yes it is straightforward but it does not explain why it is 88 218 157 173 talk they also used sharpened stones did the primitive spears not penetrate the prey as effectively is that what you are saying 88 218 157 173 talk so 88 218 157 173 talk all right 88 218 157 173 talk Geronimo20 Thank you for your contribution to spearfishing However a statement as straightforward as Spearfishing today employs modern and more effective elastic or pneumatic powered spearguns and slings don t needs citations Citations are for statements that are not common sense and might be controversial Surely you are not disputing that modern and more effective elastic or pneumatic powered slings have been developed The idea is that only statements that might be disputed should be cited Otherwise articles would consist of a mass of citations for all sorts of uncontroversial statements which would clog them and make them rather unreadable Geronimo20 talk I m not sure what is worrying you Early civilizations used sharpened sticks More recently we have all these newly developed elastics and so on which can make spearguns more effective What is your problem with that Geronimo20 talk Okay If you think it is useful to discuss whether stones are as good as modern materials then the place to do it is on the Spearfishing talk page Or perhaps the Speargun talk page It s 2 am in my time zone and I m off to bed Geronimo20 talk