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| == Reliable sources == | |||
| Regarding your work on ]: it's important to understand that not all references are necessarily reliable. Specifically, we have guidelines that disallow the use of user-generated content, see ] of the ]. Misplaced Pages itself is, by virtue of this policy, not considered a reliable source. Similarly IMCDB's data is user-created content, and without knowing the identity, expertise or motivation of its contributors, we cannot make use of it as a source. | |||
| To give an example, suppose I go to the IMCDB, register an account, and then add an entry indicating that the Seville will appear in an upcoming role in the new Bond film, '']''. I made this fact up, out of thin air: I have no idea whether it's true or not. Does my writing it on IMCDB somehow make it a fact? I think not, and if it appeared on Misplaced Pages some right-thinking editor would no doubt check it against other, reliably published sources and correct the error. That's why we can't use such content as a source - it simply isn't a reliable source of factual information, by virue of its content creation model. | |||
| There is also the issue of your ], you are perilously close to breaching the ], which usually leads to a block. I suggest that you start discussing the issue on ], rather than reverting again. ] ''']‍]''' 07:35, 27 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
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