User talk:Fluxeternal

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Hello, Fluxeternal, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Jasper Deng (talk) 06:44, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Fluxeternal. You have new messages at SF007's talk page.
Message added 06:45, 17 December 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

Normally, experienced users will not give these notices to other experienced users. Jasper Deng (talk) 06:45, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your feedback

All Wikipedia articles must accurately represent what reliable sources say. User reviews are not simply not reliable sources. Additionally, your analysis of the Amazon reviews is original research, which is also not permitted in Wikipedia. If it really is a terrible product, someone will write that in a reliable source eventually. Until then, Wikipedia cannot be the first place to report this. See WP:RGW for a bit more on the policy.

Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:25, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. What makes editor reviews a reliable source? Simply having the funds and forum to pay someone to publish it? Why is a corporate entity which takes sponsorships more reliable [and less biased] than user reviews? If I published a site with my review (which reflects the public consensus on this application), would I be a reliable source? --Fluxeternal (talk) 17:48, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, per WP:Self-published sources. User reviews can be written by anyone but editors must not try to disparage a product. Reliable sources are used as sources of information by other third-party entities as well.Jasper Deng (talk) 19:52, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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--SF007 (talk) 21:09, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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