Talk:Michael Enright (actor)

Use of the documentary "Heval" as a reference

Hi - Revirvlkodlaku I used "Heval" as a reference - this documentary interviewed two senior KPG commanders, who backed Enright's story. The reference was removed - if this was improperly formatted, or if the reference is no good, could someone please advise? Thanks. I assume we can use a documentary as a reference, though there isn't an cite template for visual editing. Deathlibrarian (talk) 07:11, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

I found the reference format for multi media, and used that, all good! Deathlibrarian (talk) 08:52, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Revirvlkodlaku Could you please advise what is actually wrong with the citation? That way I can fix it, thank you. Deathlibrarian (talk) 22:42, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Wood, Adam R (Director) |date= September 23, 2021 |title=Heval |trans-title= |type=Documentary |language=English |access-date= October 5, 2021 |archive-date= |format= |time= |location=Syria |publisher=Grit Productions}}</ref>

Hi Deathlibrarian, thanks for your measured response. The issue I see (and I could be totally wrong about this) is that the reference you're adding for Heval is not clickable, which means that someone would have to watch the entire film (somewhere; it isn't clear where one can access it) in order to verify the claim you are making about senior KPG commanders. I don't think this passes for a proper reference on Wikipedia (again, I could be wrong). Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 00:24, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Cheers Revirvlkodlaku - I used the template as provided here, and matched it with the example, so yes, that should be a correct reference. I haven't seen any protocol about it needing to be clickable, (not that I am that familiar with multimedia references) do you know where you read that? The wiki template doesn't have a pinpoint reference option, so yes, they would need to watch the whole doco to find the verification. The template does have a URL, so I can add a link to the website for it, which means they could go there to access it - I will do that, no probs. Deathlibrarian (talk) 01:10, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

I suppose that's good enough, thanks! Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 01:46, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

No. This kind of material needs properly vetted secondary sources. There is no guarantee that a "documentary" can meet the standards of reliability and neutrality that we expect from a reliable publication. Drmies (talk) 17:25, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

BLP matters

There seems to be an ongoing dispute here. Let me just state that as an admin who is concerned with the BLP I concur with this edit. Negative BLP material should be properly sourced; it cannot be sourced to some documentary, and it cannot be based on a Facebook post even if that post and its content were also reported on by CNN--which, in this case, only reported that the guy had made the claims. That is not enough for inclusion here. Drmies (talk) 17:30, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Uncited material in need of citations

I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 01:33, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended content

Early life Michael Enright was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, Enright became an actor at the age of sixteen. He grew up in the Moss Side area of Manchester. At the age of nineteen, Enright moved to Hollywood. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Enright had planned to enlist in the US Army and join the War on Terror, but was dissuaded from it by friends. Acting career Enright decided to take up acting after winning a role in a pantomime at a Butlins holiday resort in Skegness as a teenager. He made the decision to move to Los Angeles at the age of nineteen to pursue acting and