Talk:Vincent O'Malley

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New page

Hi folks. This a new page; constructive feedback and editing most welcome. I think it needs a section on O'Malley's position and writing on Kingitanga. Realitylink (talk) 08:47, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Self-published sources

@Realitylink if you are unaware then why don't you simply check the reference? It is blogspot which is obviously a SPS. Traumnovelle (talk) 18:44, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I did see that, but given the website it is on, surely it is a reputable reference? And I guess I meant it was not self-published by O'Malley. The writer is a researcher. I reckon it might merit consideration as a good reference. Realitylink (talk) 21:27, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is on blogspot which allows anyone to write and publish their own content. I don't see how it meets our requirement for SPS - in that the author is an expert. Beth Ringer is a librarian and I see no evidence she has published work anywhere. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes Wikipedia policies can be confusing. Are you able to explain SPS with regard to blogs? 2404:4408:9644:F200:F1B6:1E6C:FBFC:303F (talk) 22:57, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SPS 'self-published material such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs (as distinguished from newsblogs, above), content farms, Internet forum postings, and social media postings are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.'

Blogs are not vetted for quality or accuracy by a third party and thus don't meet our requirements for reliable sources. Traumnovelle (talk) 23:40, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]