User talk:Gur Ariel

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Hi,

I've added a contribution about a singer for the January 7 page that was born at that date. I added a link to the to the singer's official biography page at the singer's official web site, as a citation since the date of birth is mentioned there. Isn't that a good enough source to be accounted as a reliable source?

Gur Ariel (talk) 15:14, 7 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia much prefers independent reliable sources, not primary sources. The person (or their website) themselves is often not as good a source as it might seem. Celebrities often have an interest in seeming younger than they are, as there is often an age bias in many fields like music. If their own website is the only source for their birthdate you can find, you will need to make a case on the article talk page(not the date page) as to why it should be used. 331dot (talk) 15:36, 7 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]