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Epoch Times

We need independent sources meeting WP:RS discussing the ET, rather than statements by the ET about itself. Doug Weller talk 12:02, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Steven Crowder article appears biased

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    I hope your day is going well! Upon reading the newest updates on the Steven Crowder wiki entry, I have come to perceive the article as having a slight bias. I believe that it would be important to link Crowder’s video rebuttal to the Vix allegations. In this video he notes that he has had numerous contacts with YouTube officials regarding his videos, and endorses that Maza routinely uses similar language to Crowder to describe himself, including Maza describing himself as a “Queer” and “Gay wonk”. Grammyman123 (talk) 12:27, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

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Sonder

Hi Llll5032, I reverted your edit to Sonder because disambiguation pages help distinguish between existing articles. When the article is in main space, it can be added back. Thanks, Leschnei (talk) 12:44, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Leschnei -- it's back to existing, and re-added. -- Llll5032

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Thanks

I appreciate the research you did on the WPP article and your enthusiasm. Today I did a number of edit revisions on that article that had been posted by various editors. You can look at the edit changes to review them. Some were yours. I really would like to see you continue your editing, and can possibly save you a little time. I would try to be available to you if you care for some feedback or require any assistance. I would also suggest that you start a User page. You don't have to do anything elaborate or reveal anything that would compromise your identity, but it will remove your edit displays from "red linking." It also would give you the opportunity to receive and/or send mail to or from other WP users if you want to set up an email account that does not disclose your identity. Feel free to decline my suggestions or offer of assistance. I do hope you continue to edit. Activist (talk) 11:27, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Activist, for your edits and your kind advice. I took your advice on creating a user page — Llll5032

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Thanks, Theroadislong! —Llll5032

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Information icon Hi Llll5032! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Robert G. Marbut that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia — it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Graywalls (talk) 06:15, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Graywalls, I'll keep that in mind, and thanks for your work in improving the article. Should we delete the dead citation anyway, without marking it as a minor edit? Llll5032(talk)
A link being dead is not a reason to remove especially if it's available on archive.org. However, a link that do not meet reliable sourcing or due weight requirements sometimes merit removal along with the statement the source is supporting. Graywalls (talk) 07:04, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Robert G. Marbut

I've reverted your re-insertion of opinions of various pro-homeless groups made in this edit. If you'd like to discuss this matter, please do so on the article's talk page. Graywalls (talk) 07:05, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

I support that, now that you've explained. I'd thought that your edit threw the baby out with some of the bathwater — the original citations, which were not mine, had important information on who opposed him. But secondary sources probably have that too. Llll5032 (talk)
Also thanks for being vigilant on that page. In its history, it has had both pro and anti polemics, neither of which are appropriate. Llll5032 (talk)

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Douglas Macgregor

Why is Macgregor's comment on Russians in Ukraine in any way notable? What he said is an undisputed fact. He voiced no irredentist statement. The current draft gives the impression that Macgregor is saying something that is false. In my view, this statement is simply not notable because it is true, he says nothing controversial in any way. This will give some readers a false impression and adds nothing to the article. Sbelknap (talk) 13:59, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello Sbelknap, you may know that, but can you find a reliable source that says it? Here is a second RS that cites the first: https://thehill.com/latino/510551-report-trump-ambassador-pick-warned-germany-against-benefits-for-unwanted-muslim Llll5032 (talk) 14:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Дністрянський М.С. Етнополітична географія України. Лівів. Літопис, видавництво ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2006, page 342 ISBN 966-7007-60-X Sbelknap (talk) 20:50, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Sbelknap, it is probably WP:SYNTH if the source doesn't mention Macgregor. Llll5032 (talk) 21:02, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
The issue here is whether or not to include this in the Douglas Macgregor book at all. The clear implication of the current text is that Macgregor is making a dubious claim. Instead, he is stating a fact. For this reason, the text is not notable and ought not be included in the article. Sbelknap (talk) 18:31, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
Sbelknap, if that is the issue, then WP:VNT: "Editors may not add their own views to articles simply because they believe them to be correct, and may not remove sources' views from articles simply because they disagree with them." Llll5032 (talk) 20:59, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
See: Russians in Ukraine Sbelknap (talk) 03:29, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
Sbelknap, these sources [1][2] say he didn't just call them Russians.

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Hi Thanks for your recent edits to John Ioannidis on the santa Claus study. The user who removed the study frok Ioannidis's page also did the same on Jay Bhattacharya's page:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Bhattacharya

Bhattacharya is also an author of the study so the edit really should be undone as well. I would really appreciate your support in protecting this page from vandalism edits. Best wishes. Gd123lbp (talk) 03:07, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Gd123lbp, and I made some non-Santa Clara edits to the Jay Bhattacharya page. I am refraining from Santa Clara edits while there is a discussion on the Ioannidis talk page. Llll5032 (talk) 07:11, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Looks like WP:CANVASSING in action. Alexbrn (talk) 14:57, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Alexbrn, if your comment was directed toward me, I didn't intend to canvass (although I am not unhappy that we are all talking constructively on the talk page). Regardless of the outcomes, I apologize for not writing previously here that your edits were in good faith, and disagreement ≠ vandalism. Llll5032 (talk) 16:09, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi Llll5032! no the comments were directed at Gd123lbp who seems to be wanting to recruit you. Considering they have a thread running at ANI, it's a brave move on their part. Alexbrn (talk) 16:12, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Alexbrn -- yes I think WP:AGF is a good way of life, not just on Wikipedia! Llll5032 (talk) 16:33, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
True, so long as one doesn't get into WP:PACT territory. Wikipedia's had its share of bad 'uns over the years. Alexbrn (talk) 16:56, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Entirely right. I aim to be one of the good 'uns -- thanks, and I welcome help if I fall short. Llll5032 (talk) 17:03, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
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I'm not trying to recruit, I am just thanking this user. Assume good faith please! Gd123lbp (talk) 22:33, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Gd123lbp. I'm glad to be on good terms with both of you. Llll5032 (talk) 22:56, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

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Hello: You recently tagged some citations for non-primary source needed. These tags are unnecessary. WP:PRIMARY allows for the citation of works written by people, even in articles about the people themselves. This is done hundreds of thousands of times in WP. For example, see Norman Mailer bibliography and the articles about his books. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 20:23, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for writing, S. Rich. In the two articles I tagged recently, one citation was partly to a deprecated source[3], and another to an ideologically contentious one[4]. So, WP:PRIMARY may not bar primary sourcing, but I think a secondary independent source should help establish the context. What do you think? Llll5032 (talk) 22:14, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
Epoch Times (ET) is not WP:RS for material which we might add to WP – but that does not mean we cannot say Elder writes stuff in ET. That is, ET might publish something by Elder that says "the earth is round". We wouldn't cite Elder's ET article in the WP Round Earth article. BUT, in Elder's WP article, we could say "Elder supports the view that the Earth is round" – and we could use his ET article to show this. With Bhattacharya, there is contention between "ideo-logical" and "science-logical" views. Scientific controversy encourages debate as part of scientific method. Bhattacharya's defense of the Great Barrington Declaration is part of that debate. We don't "censor" WP because his argument is contentious – ideologically or otherwise. – S. Rich (talk) 05:48, 7 December 2020 (UTC
Thanks for your reply, S. Rich -- I appreciate your editing experience and that you are taking the time here to explain. I wasn't arguing for censorship, and made no deletions. I used the tag because "primary sources that have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care" per WP:PRIMARY. Would WP:SECONDARY context improve these citations? If not, is the "non-primary source needed" tag [5] only to be used when there is WP:SYNTH, or are there other times the tag should be used? Llll5032 (talk) 06:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

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Hello, you recently undid my edit to the China Uncensored page, with the comment "needs attribution" Could you elaborate? In my edit, I only added more information from the same source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToasterSchnitzel (talk • contribs) 16:12, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello ToasterSchnitzel and thank you for the explanation. Most information should be from WP:SECONDARY sources, not from the subject of the article itself, per WP:PSTS and WP:SELFSOURCE ('Use of self-sourced material should be de minimis; the great majority of any article must be drawn from independent sources"). The question is whether this information can meet the five WP:SELFSOURCE requirements. Usually this discussion, if you want to pursue it, takes place on the article talk page so other editors can also have a say. Llll5032 (talk) 01:18, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

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Just as an fyi, the content in the article Jair Bolsonaro was not deleted, it was moved to another article. Be that as it may, i raised awareness to the size of the article a few times, even created a topic in the talk page over a year ago, but it was ignored.So since, over all this time, nobody talked about it one way or the other, the content was just transferred to another article, not deleted, as the main one was getting excessively big, mostly with WP:EXCESSDETAIL. Coltsfan (talk) 21:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining, Coltsfan. The transfer is a better edit summary. I think it may still be a good idea to announce the move on the talk page per WP:EPTALK. Llll5032 (talk) 22:25, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
Sure thing. Coltsfan (talk) 22:27, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contribution to the Wikipedia article on Phil Valentine. You rightfully pointed out that a person's website should not be a primary source. In this case, the language referencing three novels Valentine authored needed proper sources that were not his website. However, a simple Google of the books' titles reveals many sources for that information. While it is good that you brought to the attention of editors the need for proper sources, it is much more helpful if instead of adding banners you would make an effort to find and add the sources needed. When information is offered in an article, all of Wikipedia benefits, and we all need to shoulder equal responsibility in ensuring articles adhere to Wikipedia standards. I appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia. God bless and happy editing! MarydaleEd (talk) 03:53, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for writing, MarydaleEd, and for your work on the article. The information is being added mostly by a new editor, so I have been marking citations needed for their benefit, in hopes of encouraging good habits. Llll5032 (talk) 04:02, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
I understand. Your work is greatly appreciated. However, we leave banners only as a last resort. They create a nightmarish backlog for active editors. We do need to nurture new editors; however, it would be better to communicate with the editor either through Talk or through Wikipedia email instead of placing banners. Again, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. God bless and happy editing! MarydaleEd (talk) 04:06, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
MarydaleEd, thanks again for writing. I agree with your concerns, and I do not mean to WP:TAGBOMB. I'm communicating with the editor on their talk page, and perhaps I should add this to the article talk page. Most of these additions will probably need to be deleted, but I tag as a warning before deleting. Llll5032 (talk) 04:19, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
I just posted on that editor's Talk page, as well. You provided excellent information. Many edits he or she is making in the Phil Valentine article are going to have to be adjusted, so I want to be encouraging. Everyone has to start somewhere. I am going to stop editing the Valentine article tonight because I simply cannot keep up. I will jump back in tomorrow. All these editors have to sleep sometime! God bless and happy editing! MarydaleEd (talk) 04:38, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your own contributions and encouragement, MarydaleEd, and I look forward to editing with you more. Llll5032 (talk) 04:50, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Llll5032, I just popped back over to the Valentine article and saw all of the new information that has been added to which you questioned "self-published?" If you will be patient with me, I will devote my attention to the article after 1 p.m. on Monday, August 30, 2021 ET and either rewrite or remove the information, retaining only the information that is properly sourced. Valentine's website and his obituary are not proper sources, but I am certain sufficient sources can be found allowing as much information as possible to remain. Thank you very much for collaborating on this. God bless and happy editing! MarydaleEd (talk) 05:44, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
MarydaleEd, I think you're right that a lot of this information may be sourced to secondary RS. Many thanks. Llll5032 (talk) 06:07, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Llll5032, I received a notice of changes you made and a great deal of copy that you have removed. Could I prevail upon you to please put that information back. I don’t want to have to revert your edits. That information needs to go back. I will discuss it with you tomorrow, but it is almost 3 o’clock in the morning now and I need to go to bed. I’ll reach out to you tomorrow to explain, but please, put all the info you took out back in its original place. Thank you so much. God bless and happy editing. MarydaleEd (talk) 07:48, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
MarydaleEd, questionable WP:SELFSOURCE needs to be deleted immediately from an article, especially a WP:BLP: "Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." Llll5032 (talk) 13:49, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I’m happy to help but I’m not sure what you’re talking about. What article are you referencing and what self source are we discussing? MarydaleEd (talk) 17:18, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, MarydaleEd. The show page currently referenced in the whole radio career section is PR, likely written by the subject, so it is WP:ABOUTSELF and not a RS. Llll5032 (talk) 17:26, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
I agree, it is not the best source, but it is the only source available for the background information. I was confused as to your meaning because you quoted requirements of a WP:BLP. The subject of this article is not a living person. I believe we must keep our standard of proof high regardless, but I wanted to point that out. The source in question was the subject's employer. I think since it is the only published background information on this subject that it is sufficient. If a better source can be located I would wholeheartedly support replacing it. Until then, I think it should stand. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I am really enjoying working with you on this collaboration. You are an excellent editor! God bless and happy editing. MarydaleEd (talk) 21:45, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
Same, MarydaleEd! I am hopeful that an independent WP:RS has more information on his career. WP:BLP also adds "in some cases, recently deceased", and other non-BLP guidelines also warn against using self-promotional content. I agree that per WP:BLPSELFPUB and WP:SELFSOURCE, basic information can be used, as long as it "does not involve claims about third parties (such as people, organizations, or other entities)" and is not "unduly self-serving". And "Use of self-sourced material should be de minimis." We may not know if the subject wrote the promotional article on his show website, but it is not an independent RS, and WP:PROMO should apply: "Wikipedia articles about a person, company or organization are not an extension of their website, press releases, or other social media marketing efforts." So I think that means we must omit awards and anecdotes from this source, and give any remaining information from it more inline attribution than we give a RS. Llll5032 (talk) 22:24, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
I have responded on the Valentine article's Talk page. God bless and happy editing. MarydaleEd (talk) 23:43, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Appreciate the encouragement

Hello! I just happen to be editing when my alert popped up. I want to thank you for the thank you! I have been feeling as if I am shouting in the dark on that article. It's good to know someone was actually listening. I am concerned about a conflict of interest, which is what I am working on. I have stumbled upon a small group of people called "FOP," or "Friends of Phil," which raises alerts about FOP2021. Apparently, Mr. Valentine had fans. I want to be charitable, but my patience is surely being tested. I'm glad you are watching and helping on that article. God bless and happy editing! MarydaleEd (talk) 02:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

You're welcome, MarydaleEd, and thanks again for the fine editing. I think the article is improving despite some of the disagreements, thanks in large part to your work. I agree that everyone should try to be WP:HERE! Llll5032 (talk) 04:12, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

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Hello. On September 24 you removed the sentence it received positive reviews from Paul E. Marik. I had added that sentence a few days before, and sourced it with this:

"Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care" (PDF). Respiratory Care. 48 (6). June 2003.

If you follow the url you'll see that it directs to the book review section of the journal "Respiratory Care", in which a book reviewer formally reviews the book. The reviewer said

Overall, this is an excellent introduction to the concept of evidence-based medicine. It will be most helpful for students and junior staff members during their first rotation in intensive care. Since it is a true white-coat-pocket book, students can carry it on bedside rounds for easy reference. Nursing and respiratory care professionals will also find this book “a must” to introduce them to the broad-based field of critical care medicine. The writing is clear, logical, and highly organized, which makes for fast and enjoyable reading. I believe this book will get daily use in most intensive care units, by a wide range of readers

Which I summed as "the book received positive reviews". Your edit summary said "rm unsourced reviews", but as I explained above the review is perfectly sourced to a Reliable Source. Can you please look it up again and comment on what happened? I hope it was just a mistake.Forich (talk) 04:16, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for writing, Forich. I erred in writing "unsourced reviews" in my summary, and apologize. I should have written that the assessment "the book received positive reviews" is missing a WP:SECONDARY source ("Articles may make an analytic, evaluative, interpretive, or synthetic claim only if that has been published by a reliable secondary source"). Is it accurate to write, citing a single review, that it received "reviews", and imply they were positive overall? Doesn't that claim require more sources, specifically a WP:SECONDARY source that analyzes the reviews? Llll5032 (talk) 06:55, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for responding, no need to apologize, since this entry is a BLP it does require us to remove contentious material that is a synthesis of sources (I just read that on WP:ROWN, so I concede you were right in being bold and removing the source). I tried a new edit that illustrated better the reviews received, please check it out. Forich (talk) 14:33, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, Forich. I made a few more edits as well. Book reviews are usually considered opinion, not fact, so if the quotes are kept, the reviewers should be identified clearly inline per WP:OPINION: "Each POV should be clearly labeled and described". Llll5032 (talk) 06:38, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

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Hi, can't figure out how to actually append my comment to your note on the talk space, so adding it here.

Understood on the intention of using primary sources, but A) I included a non primary source in IMDB, and B) are we expecting that MSNBC or ABC is running stories on the daily Fox and Friends lineup? How would we actually get a reliable secondary source on his appearance on these shows? Additionally, there are no secondary sources available regarding his personal life, but to my understanding it is okay to use a primary source if it is related to the subjects own viewpoints / personal life, unless there is some reason to believe he is lying about it. For instance, if Matt Walsh were to say "I am a republican", we can cite that statement to prove he is a republican, unless there is some reason to believe he isn't being truthful about that, correct? Or if he says "I have 4 kids", he can be considred the authority on that, correct? No secondary source has run an article on his family life recently, so if we want the information in there we need to rely on the primary source.

Basically, the primary sources I am using in the article are only to establish objective facts about his life (he worked at the Blaze, or appeared on Fox, or he is a Catholic, married, and has children). I don't see why we need a Washington Post feature on his family life to establish that he has 4 children.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the point, but I don't understand the request for secondary sources on these aspects of his life.

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Hello, Corgidad101, Wikipedia depends on secondary sources to establish notoriety. If no WP:SECONDARY source mentions a fact, other editors may delete it for not being WP:DUE or in WP:PROPORTION, or add a [non-primary source needed] tag. A secondary source is always preferred although not always required. The WP:PRIMARY entry has a 6-part test about what information is usable from primary sources. The WP:SELFSOURCE entry has a 5-part test. Llll5032 (talk) 08:57, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

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"neutral language per WP:NPOV"

I'm not going to revert your deletion here. The reason your deletion was proper is not because of the reason in your edit summary, but because "propagandist" is not in the article at all.

NPOV does not demand "neutral" language or sources. It demands that editors remain neutral in their editing, so they should not neuter biased words like "propagandist", if such words are properly sourced. That word, while an accurate description of Hannity, was not sourced. You might consider using that as an edit summary next time. You may find my essay on how NPOV applies to biased sources an interesting read: NPOV means neutral editing, not neutral content. -- Valjean (talk) 17:54, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

I agree with your point about my edit summary wording, although using such a pejorative word in the article would require that the balance of reliable secondary sources agree about it. Llll5032 (talk) 18:07, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Exactly. -- Valjean (talk) 18:14, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
I'll use WP:V or WP:RS the next time, or describe the distinction as your essay does. Thanks. Llll5032 (talk) 18:21, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

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Wtmitchell, I meant to be constructive by asking what the tag is for. I hope the tone wasn't wrong. Do you know what problem needs to be fixed? That is what I wanted to talk about at the article page. Llll5032 (talk) 17:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Sorry. That revert appears to have been an error on my part. Thanks for your efforts and my apologies. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 19:14, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Thanks, Wtmitchell, I am relieved it was just an error. Thanks for your efforts too. Llll5032 (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

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I appreciate you for guiding me to be a better editor! SpicyMemes123 (talk) 03:26, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Elmer Pendell.

Hello. You recently truncated my addition to the article on sociologist and eugenicist Elmer Pendell. You wrote that, following Wikipedia guidelines, I should "strive to treat each aspect with a weight proportional to its treatment in the body of reliable, published material on the subject". I, personally, don't consider it out of place to link Pendell's eugenic theory, via the work 'The Next Civilization' reviewed by Dr. Revilo Oliver, to the larger constellations of philosophies of history that Oliver write Pendell, in part, confuted: those of Brooks Adams, Oswald Spengler, Arnold J. Toynbee, et.al. If I want my blurb to stay, should I have elaborated on every single one of Pendell's books to make that addition of mine congruent to the rest of the length of the piece or is my addition extraneous right-off-the-bat or, what, exactly? I, of course, ask you this in good faith.

SpicyMemes123 (talk) 23:06, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for writing, SpicyMemes123. Because Oliver is a questionable source (see WP:QUESTIONABLE for the definition), not a reliable source (see WP:SOURCETYPES for types of reliable sources), a Wikipedia article's description of his review should not be longer than descriptions cited to reliable sources (per WP:WEIGHT); rather, it should be minimized or omitted. His review can be described more if it is cited to an independent reliable source (see WP:INDY), and described how the independent source describes it. I shortened the description instead of deleting it because of WP:PRESERVE, which encourages editors to reach some consensus within guidelines. I hope this helps. Llll5032 (talk) 00:46, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
I will get back to after I've read and reviewed everything you cited. Tentatively, I want to give you a big thanks for responding to my good-faith query. Personally, I'm looking to add substance - meritorious NOT meretricious - to articles and people and ideas I find interesting. But, from my month on Wikipedia, I'm discovering that good-faith (as opposed to spurious) editing is nuanced; it is serious; it is important. And it has rules.
So, once again, thank you for helping me become a more serious editor. I'll look at everything you sent; and, I'll make emendations to that article that comport with guidelines. I think it's more safe to say that I'd be better off picking up a copy of Pendell's book and citing his (purported or ostensible) confutations directly from the source, no? I mean, add blockquotes and such. Or better yet, create a new article detailing the book. But that's beyond the scope of this rejoinder.
Thank you, once again, for helping a newbie like me out! SpicyMemes123 (talk) 01:00, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
You're welcome, SpicyMemes123. WP:BESTSOURCES encourages paraphrasing or quoting from the best available third-party sources to summarize a subject, such as academic journals, textbooks, or other well researched books. But summarizing a primary source ourselves (like Pendell's book) is often considered "original research" (WP:OR) and is discouraged in Wikipedia articles, especially about subjects involving fringe theories (WP:FRINGE) and some other categories. The policy requiring independent reliable sources is WP:PSTS: "All analyses and interpretive or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary or tertiary source and must not be an original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors." Llll5032 (talk) 02:42, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
Well, that kind of throws a spanner in the works. I don't know how much time you can devote to me and my queries; but, at the moment, I'm in the process of drafting an article about William Graham Summer's textbook Folkways (which doesn't have a Wikipedia article). I'm not interested in charting my own course on a website that literally isn't owned by me. Wikipedia is not my personal blog. I have no delusions of grandeur; I'm a humble editor with no privileges or special accomodations. I have to follow the law as laid out.
As I write this missive, it becomes clear to me to integrate as much secondary and tertiary material as possible. But what would you make of, say, the article on Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy. Specifically, the outline of Book II which cites no sources for the thirty three chapters analyzed?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourses_on_Livy
Again, I have sources I can use for the overarching tenor of my piece. But I can't source every single sentence I aim to type out. To be sure, Sumner isn't fringe: he taught sociology at Yale.
I'll read everything you sent. I'll do my best; worse comes to worst, that article I'm drafting gets removed or gutted to its foundations and, concomitantly, I learn a lot about my subject matter and what are the parameters of acceptable writing.
I appreciate you. SpicyMemes123 (talk) 03:05, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
What I mean by source is have a secondary source for every sentence written. I have the primary source at my disposal. I'm learning how to block quote! SpicyMemes123 (talk) 03:14, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
You're very welcome. In my opinion, portions of the Discourses on Livy article could benefit from more secondary references, but I don't know if any facts are in dispute. I haven't edited many articles that include book summaries. You are likely to find more experienced advice at one of the message boards, especially the books project (WT:BOOKS), the original research board (WP:NORN), or from editors at the Teahouse (WP:TEA). Llll5032 (talk) 04:24, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
P.S.: Looking at the message boards, I saw that summarizing can be done for some notable books. The considerations probably differ for books by fringe sources, so read WP:QUESTIONABLE and WP:FRINGE for Pendell. Llll5032 (talk) 04:32, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
P.P.S.: Another policy to read is WP:NOTABILITY. Llll5032 (talk) 13:03, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

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