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Is that William's month of birth? As it sure isn't James Paul McCartney's!

This is a locked, featured article. How is it that the month of birth is wrong? And it is unsourced!

78.147.212.35 (talk) 00:05, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure where you're getting your information, but the date is correct, a fact that Beatles fans have known for decades. And it is sourced in the Early Life section; no need to source it in the lead. If you have a reliable source to the contrary, please let us know what it is. Sundayclose (talk) 00:12, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I got my info from the birth docs held online eg registered births. I would expect official documentation to be accurate. Now you have my mind questioning sourced info I read across wikipedia in general.

Do you want the source?

freebmd just have to search for James P. McCartney and possibly narrow it down the approximate 5-10 years. I think narrowing it down by area works as well eg district of Lancashire (as Liverpool was within the district back then) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.212.35 (talk) 03:17, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought sources were supposed to be disclosed when fist needed on wiki articles? Also I checked source 5 link and it links to nothing verifiable for readers, and if it is a book, well that just proves its unreliability given a quick research online can disprove the month!

Any thoughts regarding the month now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.212.35 (talk) 03:39, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also looks like I was right in the title... The more I research, the more turns up... https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=175958957:5385&d=bmd_1477344112 Of interest is the year!