This page is designed to test your understanding of sources, specifically, when a source is or is not reliable for a particular claim. Please comment on the use of sources below, answering the following in each case:
- Does the source meet Wikipedia's guideline for reliable sources?
- Does the source verify the text?
- Does the source count towards the topic's notability? (note that not all sources which meet the criteria for reliability automatically help extablish notability)
Note that the text quoted is not taken from the article - links to the articles in question are provided only for context.
Kylie Minogue
Article text: Kylie Minogue was the headline act at the 2012 Malasian Grand Prix.
Source cited:
[1]
No. The website is a BLOG website. Therefore, it is not reliable.
Incisoscutum
Article text: Placoderms like Incisoscutum engaged in penetrative sex and gave birth to live young.
Source cited:
[2]
Yes. Nature.com is a reliable source.
It is - but does it verify the information, and does it count towards notability?
Mohamed H.A. Hassan
Article text: Hassan is the Executive Director of TWAS.
Source cited:
[3]
Yes. It is a reliable source.
- Arguably yes, but there are specific contexts in which sources like this may be used; please elaborate. Also, you have again failed to address the issues of virifiability and notability.
Arthur & George
Article text: The book explains that Conan Doyle argued successfully that Edalji's nearsightedness would have prevented him from committing the crimes.
Source cited:
[4]
Yes. It was from the original source!
I'm not sure what you mean by "the original source", but this is an article written as part of a library project; it doesn't come from Conan Doyle or the police reports of the time. Again, you also haven't addressed WP:N or WP:V in your answer.
This Providence
Article text: The band's Christian morality is clearly expressed through their song lyrics.
Source cited:
[5]
No. It is a comment made by a kid (Wow...I realized to confirm he/she is a kid, it would need a CITATION!)as a review.
Correct; it isn't reliable (bonus points if you can link to the section of
WP:RS which it violates.)
Mount Erebus
Article text: The mountain is named after the personification of darkness in ancient Greek mythology.
Source cited:
[6]
Yes. It is a reliable source.
- But does it verify the information, and does it contribute towards making the subject notable.
Ami Suzuki
Article text: Suzuki was born on February 9th, 1982.
Source cited:
[7]
Hmmm. Reliable-reliable? No. Wikipedia-reliable? Possibly. I can't decide on this one. But I'm leaning towards no.
- Leaning in the right direction, but since we have
a specific guideline for this website, there shouldn't be any uncertainty.
Seth Kimbrough
Article text: Kimbrough's earliest memory of BMX riding is the day that his brother taught him the "bunny hop" technique.
Source cited:
[8]
No. It is not a reliable source.
- If you think it isn't please, explain why it isn't.