Talk:Shig Murao

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I have recently posted an extensive website based on Shig Murao, a member of San Francisco's Beat community. Shig's 15 minutes of fame resulted from his having been arrested for selling Allen Ginsberg's Howl to a San Francisco undercover officer in 1957. Until now, this is about all one could discover about Shig, who does not currently have a Wikipedia entry.

I'm working on a Shig Murao entry in my sandbox, but am running into problems with the coming up with cites for some of the facts, as most of my reporting is the result of original research.

Many details came from Shig's nephew, who was very close to him. Other details came from a range of interviews I conducted. I know the date of Shig's death only because his nephew requested a copy of his death certificate and sent me a copy.

How do I verify information that comes from my personal research?

(I hope this is a proper use of the Talk Page. I've never before edited or created a Wikipedia page.)

RichardReynolds (talk) 00:43, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The only way to cite original research (that I'm aware of) is if you publish it somewhere with a reasonable reputation, or another citable publication, like an academic paper or newspaper or magazine article talks about your work (either directly, or by citing it). --50.1.105.6 (talk) 09:51, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]