Talk:Vinny Troia
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Analysis of Sources
[edit]Vinny Troia
There have been two previous AFDs on biographies of Vinny Troia, and the previous biographies were deleted for lack of notability. A review of the references shows a mix of reliable and unreliable sources, including press releases by the subject and interviews with the subject. The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Wired articles appear to be significant coverage by independent secondary sources.
| Reference Number | Reference | Comments | Independent | Significant | Reliable | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | threatpost.com | Interview with subject | No | Yes | ? | No |
| 2 | cyware.com | Appears to be a press release by Night Lion | No | Yes | ? | No |
| 3 | bleepingcomputer.com | Appears to be a press release about hacking of FBI systems | No | Yes | ? | No |
| 4 | thedailybeast.com | Report on reporting about the FBI hack | Yes | Yes | No consensus | Yes |
| 5 | wsj.com | Wall Street Journal paywalled story about hack of Chinese system | Yes | Probably yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | cnn.com | CNN account of hack of Chinese system | Yes | No, passing mention | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | zdnet.com | Account by Troia of hack of Chinese system | No, information from Troia | Yes | Probably | Yes |
| 8 | techbullion.com | A profile of Troia | No | Yes | Probably | Yes |
| 9 | cnet.com | Reporting on an interview with Troia | Yes, this is reporting on the interview | Yes | Yes, this was in 2018 | Yes |
| 10 | Fortune.com | More reporting on the interview with Troia | Yes, same as 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | cnet.com | A report on an account by Troia of a data leak | Yes | Yes | Yes, this was in 2019 | Yes |
| 12 | wired.com | Another report on a leak found by Troia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Wiley.com | Listing for a book by Troia | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 14 | books.google.com | Listing for the same book | No | Yes | No | No |
| 15 | scribd.com | Audio version of the same book | No | Yes | No | No |
Robert McClenon (talk) 03:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
- I think the unreliable sources should be removed. I will try to find reliable sources for substitution. Freinland (talk) 16:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
- I have removed both the books.google.com and scribd.com links and replaced it with this link[1] which has been used in several other pages. Can you please have a look and check if this is independent and reliable or not? Freinland (talk) 16:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Feedback from New Page Review process
[edit]I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: See analysis of sources, some of which are reliable and significant.
Robert McClenon (talk) 03:53, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Proposed merge of Draft:Vinny Troia into Vinny Troia
[edit]Draft has some material not in this article. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:56, 10 August 2023 (UTC)