User talk:Fellowponylover

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 06:33, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! newzealander 03:23, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand[edit]

I've been trying to add one of my favorite actresses on wikipedia for awhile, they asked for references so I added links to her imdb, the official FOX website, her personal online profile, etc but it got declined as not reliable. I thought IMbd was at least pretty official as it gets...what are you guys looking for exactly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fellowponylover (talk • contribs) 18:24, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hiyas there Fellowponylover,

Ah, reliable sources - that must be the most questioned topic for any new editor on Wikipedia. The shortest and most precise description of what passes as a reliable source is pretty much in the definition present at this page: "Reliable sources are sources of significant size that are as independent of the article's subject, and which cover the subject in some detail". The most important parts are bolded: Significant size means that a source must be sufficiently large to be considered reliable. Major newspapers pass this source, a 10 house town's local newspaper doesn't. Independent means that the source must have no close affrication with the subject, which disqualifies personal websites or advertising in large newspapers. Some detail mostly refers to the amount of coverage a source gives - a one-line mention in a major newspapers doesn't qualify as a reliable source, whereas a 2-3 paragraph mention or a full article is another story.

I think that the above covers 2 out of 3 references, which leaves us with IMDB. IMDB is generally considered not reliable as a source, as its content is entirely user generated. It is in fact close in concept to Wikipedia - quite a few people trust it to be reliable, but in essence it is user generated content and thus not reliable on its own unless references are provided for the content. IMDB is often used as an external link since it contains more information then would be prudent in an encyclopedic article, but it cannot be used as a reliable source. Then what does pass as a reliable source? Major newspapers, websites, specialist magazines or anything that can pass the above outlined criteria for a reliable source. Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 22:24, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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ok...I havent seen anything in a magazine or newspaper but the FOX website does list her on the roster for the prime time show, and she's been on the whole season now (boo she got a date this week though). Even the show has it's own wikipedia page. They list her age and hometown. Was that not good enough? :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fellowponylover (talk • contribs) 06:44, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any page, and most especially bipgraphies, need reliable sources to support them. Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source on its own since its a tertiary source, and because you might end up with amusing circular references (Page 1 references page 2, page 2 references page 3, and page 3 is a reference for page 1 again, thus being a self fulfilling prophesy. ). Also keep in mind that reliable sources are used to establish that a topic is important enough for a stand-alone article; If there aren't any sources this is an indication that this is not the case.

If she is truly notable there must simply have been someone somewhere who wrote an article that passes the reliable sources requirements. If not, there is little that can be done (Though she may be well be mentioned on pages regarding movies she acted in). Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 18:16, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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