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Hello, I saw that you have posted several requests for help at the help desk. You seem confused. Here are some answers to some of your questions that may help you.

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I am so glad you are already trying to contribute sources! Thank you so much. The problem, however, with this edit, is that we don't know what information in the article that interview is intended to support. (There are other problems too, but those are easy enough for more experienced editors to fix.) If you will tell me what information it supports, and (if possible), copy and paste the URL of where I can find the interview, I will be happy to properly format it and then give you a link to a diff that shows what I did so that you can replicate it in the future. In the mean time, some pages that you can read or look at to get more help with citations include: Referencing for beginners, Citing sources, and Reliable sources.
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fab 5 freddy

If you can find the interview on npr.org website, I'll help add a reference to it in the external links.Naraht (talk) 20:25, 17 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Naraht: The podcast can be found at this page:

q: The Podcast from CBC Radio
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/456707185/q-the-podcast

and listened to at this link:

JULY 16, 2019
Fab 5 Freddy: How hip-hop evolved into the most dominant genre in the world
Fab 5 Freddy is a visual artist, veejay, filmmaker and hip-hop historian. He joined Tom Power to discuss hip-hop's early beginnings and the role he played in its evolution into a huge cultural influence.

https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/qpodcast-KLTm9RYQ-20190716.mp3?siteplayer=true&dl=1

but I have no idea how long those links will remain valid.

CiaPan (talk) 14:16, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CiaPan True, but still I think this is more than enough information to include. The primary question is whether to include this as an external link, or whether it is to be used as a reference. Ruthhstraussmd, I presume that you have listened to it. Is there additional information that can be added based on this, and/or information that is currently in the article which can be referenced to it?Naraht (talk) 14:42, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Naraht: You aksed - I found it - so here it is.

But honestly, I doubt we can use it at all! The link is likely to rot soon (the list presents recent podcasts, and there's no information about how long individual podcasts are kept at a website). I suppose they may disappear in a few weeks, a few months at most. Then all information based on the listening will suddenly become unsourced... --CiaPan (talk) 15:08, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CiaPan Given that q the podcast originally comes from the cbc, I went looking there. I think a link to https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/fab-5-freddy-on-how-hip-hop-evolved-into-the-most-dominant-genre-in-the-world-1.5212384 should be good enough. And just because something went "out of print" , doesn't make it less referencable. I'd still feel more comfortable if it was a reference than a standalone EL.Naraht (talk) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]