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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Perchloric (talk | contribs) at 01:49, 27 May 2011 (→‎Sources and notability: what's needed). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sources and notability

Blogs are not reliable secondary sources. And his own publications are not secondary sources at all. Can someone find some real sources that indicate notability here? Perchloric (talk) 01:10, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SPS explicitly allows self-published sources if they are by established experts in the subject area. All of the blog posts I added as sources meet this condition, as should have been clear to you from the fact that their authors are bluelinked. Additionally, most of the little "MR" links on his papers go to reviews of those papers by third parties. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:16, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
* Here's a quote from WP:SPS: "Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer."
* Being bluelinked in WP is not a criterion of notability or experthood. I agree that Shmuel Weinberger is an expert, not because he has a WP page but because his WP page gives sources that provide evidence of prominence and notability. This page is lacking such evidence, and I'm hoping someone can provide it.
* The MR links just go to the journal WP page. The numbers after them just go to the journal article. Can you be more specific about how to access those third-party reviews?
Perchloric (talk) 01:49, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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