User talk:Tarakalak

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Thanks for welcoming me @Kautilya3:! I'm a little unsure about the comment you made about Diljit Singh Pannun's book Cannon Unto Canon. Mr. Pannun is an advocate of former Prime Minister Mrs. Gandhi and former Indian Ambassador to Madagascar. I believe he represents a neutral third party perspective concerning Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. I have now read the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I will use secondary sources or ensure that I've used primary sources in accordance with this rule. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarakalak (talk • contribs)

Hi Tarakalak, you are welcome. Nothing pleases me more than introducing new users to the polices of Wikipedia and seeing them follow them.

Since Pannun was directly involved in the negotiations, he would be offering his personal views. So he counts as a PRIMARY source. His book has been published and out in the domain. So other commentators would have taken it into account, including scholars that studied the episode. So there should be no need to use his book directly. Note that, after you, somebody else started citing Bhindranwale himself. So, things would get quite out of hand if we go down this route. All the best. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 04:53, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]