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RfC on whether calling an event "murder" presumes the perpetrator is a "murderer".

See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography#Request for Comment: Does "murder" presume "murderer"? Or don't. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:20, July 17, 2015 (UTC)

RfC on possible WP:SYNTH violations

See RfC: material that does not explicitly refer to ethnocracy When Other Legends Are Forgotten (talk) 06:40, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Making verifiable conclusions from sources

Would this constitute original research? I would like to state in an article that businesses located in Raspberry Green sometimes just identify as Raspberry - e.g. Raspberry Window Cleaners. This is easily verified from the phone book, or I can cite the websites of these businesses. What I do not have is any source that states explicitly, "businesses located in Raspberry Green sometimes just identify as Raspberry" (or paraphrased). So have I done original research in citing the phone book, or those websites, as proof of my statement? A similar case would be making a statement about a place and linking to an extremely authoratative free online map as proof. Thanks - Mr Zwx

I'm not sure if it's original research, but it seems obvious and I'm not sure why it would be included in an article.--Jahaza (talk) 19:09, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Netflix original programming

There is currently a discussion here regarding whether or not Netflix should be considered the actual source for labeling shows as Netflix originals, even though in some cases those shows are produced by other networks but co-opted by Netflix for international broadcasting purposes. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 13:07, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Carly Rae Jepsen

Hi all, I'd appreciate input at Talk:Carly Rae Jepsen regarding whether statements such as "[album/single] was a commercial success" should be included in articles without specific reliable sources cited to support them. Another editor has expressed the view that a source referring to a single as a "hit", or an album charting in the top 10 or 20, identifies commercial success—and that editors "can use their own judgement" in these situations—but I myself feel this type of writing falls foul of the original research policy.

Thanks! Extraordinary Machine (talk) 13:22, 12 January 2016 (UTC)