Talk:James McMurdock
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Needs reference to criminal conviction.
Maybe so, but the only sources I can find are in publications not regarded as reliable sources, e.g. the Daily Mail and the Daily Express. PatGallacher (talk) 20:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
- Is this source good enough? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn083wy3e7po 87.75.117.183 (talk) 08:57, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Did you look at James_McMurdock#Early_life_and_education? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:52, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Official portrait
[edit]Nothing yet [1], but it'll probably come. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 21:53, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
- Still nothing yet at [2], but someone uploaded an "own work" picture, saying it's "official portrait". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Citing
[edit]@PatGallacher, on your edit here [3], please consider WP:BAREURL. WP:TUTORIAL has info on how to make better cites. Also, look closer at the Yahoo entry at WP:RSP, because you're not citing Yahoo, despite what the url says. Atm, I have no opinion on if the refs you added are WP:BLP-good enough. Note that just because something is online, it's not necessarily good as a WP-ref. Also, just because something is in the news now, it doesn't necessarily have to be on WP now, we can wait a week or 5 for better sources. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:38, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Looking at these sources, [4][5], both The Echo (Essex), they seem to indicate that they are writing what they read in WP:DAILYMAIL. For a WP:BLP, this is problematic. Czello, Doug Weller, other editors, do you have an opinion? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:53, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- No, we clearly cannot use them. Doug Weller talk 15:14, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- I think so too. Bring us BBC, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, CNN, The Times or something equivalent. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:30, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- I'll add that I don't much doubt this thing happened, but I think WP:BLP is a very good idea. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:34, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Even with sources it would clearly not belong in the lead and would have to say more than he did it. But I don't think there are enough, if any, suitable sources for a BLP. Doug Weller talk 16:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
We do now have a BBC source. I never put it in the lede. PatGallacher (talk) 15:54, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
- I moved it to early life, I think it fits better there. "former girlfiend" is the funniest typo I've seen today ;-) Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
We need to remove anything sourced from bylinetimes, not an rs an certainly not for a BLP
[edit]See [6]. Note that such things are decided at RSN, not here. I'll do it tomorrow if no one does it now, but User:THeShavidow1 y0u should revert any edits by you using it. Doug Weller talk 16:58, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- I only used it in my edit to state who his mother is as no other sources mention this, but per the discussion Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 338#Byline Times (bylinetimes.com, NOT byline.com) I will remove the source THeShavidow1 (talk) 17:49, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
My opinion on the assault conviction paragraph
[edit]I personally think that the reference to his assault conviction should be left out of this article as I think James should be asked if he wants that to be on there or not
- I don't know who wrote this comment as it's unsigned but that's not how encyclopaedias work. Porterjoh (talk) 14:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Porterjoh It was User:Jared bubb. Doug Weller talk 14:50, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, that makes sense as they've been the one removing the reference. I don't think we can run an encyclopaedia based on what people want posting about themselves. Porterjoh (talk) 14:55, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed. The article is not for McMurdock's benefit, but reports what reliable sources have said about him. Tacyarg (talk) 14:59, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, that makes sense as they've been the one removing the reference. I don't think we can run an encyclopaedia based on what people want posting about themselves. Porterjoh (talk) 14:55, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
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