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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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Reliable sources
Regarding your work on Cadillac Seville: 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 this section of the sourcing guidelines. 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, Skyfall. 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 edit warring, you are perilously close to breaching the three revert rule, which usually leads to a block. I suggest that you start discussing the issue on the article's talkpage, rather than reverting again. Yunshui 雲水 07:35, 27 July 2012 (UTC)